Foong Cheng Leong

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I am an advocate and solicitor of the High Court of Malaya and a registered trade mark, industrial designs and patent agent. I am also the author of the books, Compendium of Malaysian Intellectual Property Cases consisting of two (2) volumes, namely, trade marks and copyright and industrial designs, and Foong’s Malaysia Cyber, Electronic Evidence and Information Technology Law.

  • Giordano defeats Giordano

    Published on 14 September 2010 Walton International Limited v Yong Teng Hing B/S Hong Kong Trading Co & Anor (Civil Appeal No: W-02-685-2008) The appellant is the registered proprietor of “GIORDANO” trade mark and other related trade marks in Class 25 (for garments and wearing apparels; jeans, T-shirts, pouch, accessories, trousers, clothing, footwear and headgear…

  • Personal data and the law

    Published in The Star Newspaper on 5 August 2010 As the Personal Data Protection Act 2010 will be in force any time soon, data users are advised to be familiar with, and to start adhering to, its principles. THE Personal Data Protection Act 2010 that is set to be enforced regulates the collection of personal…

  • Tweet at your own risk

    Published in The Star Newspaper on 21 January 2010 The explosion in Internet-based social networking – fuelled by ease of DIY publishing – is throwing up new challenges, business and legal, to the online community. THE year 2009 marked an important year for social media networking. It brought change to politics, society and business. Many…

  • Tweet below the law

    Featured in The Star Newspaper on 8 August 2010 Sunday August 8, 2010 Tweet below the law By JOSEPH LOH sunday@thestar.com.my Social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter have allowed people to easily let others know what is on their minds. But users should be careful with what they post because the laws of…

  • Minimising the risks in blogging

    Published in The Star Newspaper on 8 January 2009. BLOGGING has become the new way of life of Malaysians. It is without doubt a new form of media where a large number of the public refer to these days in addition to the mainstream media. With this comes responsibility. It is settled that bloggers are…

  • ChipsMore v Chipsplus: Now you see it, Now you don’t.

    Published on 30 July 2010 DANONE BISCUITS MANUFACTURING (M) SDN BHD v. HWA TAI INDUSTRIES BHD The Plaintiff carries out the manufacture, distribution and sale of, among others chocolate chip cookies bearing the trade mark ChipsMore. The ChipsMore cookies have been sold in Malaysia since 1990 and are also exported to other countries in the…