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.

  • BFM Podcast: FACEBOOK AND GOOGLE A THREAT TO HUMAN RIGHTS?

    A new report by Amnesty International has warned that Facebook and Google’s omnipresent surveillance of billions of people poses a systemic threat to human rights. Is it time for a radical transformation of the tech giants’ core business model? Produced by: Juliet JacobsPresented by: Tee Shiao Eek, Juliet Jacobs, Sharmilla Ganesan

  • LexisNexis Malaysia – The Lawsome Profession

    I was featured in LexisNexis Malaysia’s Lawsome Profession series. This series features interviews of Malaysian lawyers in their respective professions. Interested to know more about #IntellectualProperty and #Cyberlaw ? Foong Cheng Leong is the Partner at Foong Cheng Leong & Co. He focuses in the areas of Intellectual Property and Information Technology, Cyberlaw, Franchising, Data Privacy and Gaming Law.…

  • Cops can’t simply check your phones, says ex-IGP

    I was quoted by FreeMalaysiaToday regarding newspaper reports about the Deputy Home Minister Azis Jamman’s answer in Parliament regarding police powers to inspect public’s mobile phone. He was reported to have said that police personnel are allowed to inspect public’s mobile phone at any time and on what reasonable ground that allows such action. For…

  • BFM Podcast: I DUNNO, I’M JUST FORWARDING

    India wants to monitor, intercept and track WhatsApp messages in a bid to curb the spread of misinformation. As you can imagine, this has caused quite the furore but you might be interested to know that some good could also come from the move. Produced by: Sumitra Selvaraj Presented by: Tee Shiao Eek, Sumitra Selvaraj,…

  • BFM Takeaway 2019 – Brainstorming F&B Matters

    I will be speaking at the BFM Takeaway 2019 on 4 November 2019 together with Derek Cheong, Managing Director of Xing Fu Tang Malaysia and Catherine Goh, General Manager of Santan & T&Co under the topic “License to Feed” Maybe you’ve perfected a family recipe, innovated your very own signature snack or you’re running a…

  • We are looking for interns!

    As an intern, you will be exposed to matters relating to cyberlaw, intellectual property, franchise and data protection laws. Law students and graduates are encouraged to apply. Please send your CV to mail@fcl-co [dot] com.

  • Malindo Air’s Data Breach

    I was asked to comment on Malindo Air’s latest data breach incident by South China Morning Post, Malaysian Reserves and Global Data Review. Malindo Air, a subsidiary of low-cost airline Lion Air, has suffered a massive data breach, resulting in the information of millions of passengers – including passport details, home addresses and phone numbers…

  • BFM Podcast: PURAJAYA ROOTS FOR TONGKAT ALI

    I was interviewed by BFM Radio over a statement by Parti Sosialis Malaysia Chief Dr Jeyakumar Devaraj regarding a warning notice by Biotropics Malaysia Berhad which has taken out a patent for the bioactive component of Tongkat Ali (Patent No. MY-134867-A – corresponding patent can be seen here). In gist, Dr Jeyakumar said that patent laws…

  • BFM Podcast: THESE ARE NOT THE (AN)DROIDS YOU’RE LOOKING FOR

    With the rise of Android TV boxes in Malaysia, content developers as well as local film bodies are keen on shifting responsibility to users to curb piracy. Finas is taking it a step further by proposing a new paper that would hold homeowners accountable for pirated content that’s streamed on their property, regardless if they’re…

  • Pay just RM150 for details of 200,000 people, RM350 for 10 million

    I was interviewed by Free Malaysia Today on the issue of the unlawful sale of personal data in Malaysia which is an offence under the Personal Data Protection Act 2010 (PDPA), in particular, s. 130 of the PDPA. A lawyer told FMT that the sale of personal data is not surprising. Foong Cheng Leong, who…