In Malaysia, Malaysian Intellectual Property Corporation (MyIPO) is the authorized organization to administer activities related to intellectual property registration in Malaysia.

A patent or utility innovation protection gives the owner the exclusive right to stop others from manufacturing, using and/or selling the owner’s invention without the owner’s consent or permission.

Sabah Tea, Sarawak Pepper and Harum Manis Perlis is among some of the examples of Geographical Indication.

A patent owner has the right to use the patented invention, or may license to other parties to use the invention, or sell the right of the invention to someone else who will then become the new owner of the patent.

Applicant's signature and invented words cannot be register as Trademark.

Any product of human intellect and creative endeavor such as innovation, design, trading style, artistic work or literary work has value in the marketplace.

Documentary and live coverage of events is an example of derivatives work under Copyright.

An industrial design is considered as new only if it has not been made available or disclosed to the public in any way whatsoever in Malaysia before the filing date.

Security measures such as alarm, security personnel and logbook are some of the examples of how trade secret is protected.

Recordings, broadcast and musical works is protected as Copyright.

Trademark is protection or exclusive right given to individuals who produce original works of art and literature, music, films, sound recording,broadcasts, derivative works and computer programs.

Copyright infringement is when an unauthorized person reproduces in any material form, performs, exhibits, shows or plays or distributes to the public.

Trade Secrets can be protected by asking employees to sign a confidentiality/ non disclosure agreement.

Utility Innovation is an exclusive right granted for an invention that provides a new way of doing some things or offers a new technical solution to a problem.

Patents Act 1983 covers two key forms of protection which are Patent (20 years) and Utility innovation (also 20 years with 10 years and can be extended twice (10+ 5 + 5).

Trade Secret is something that is valuable and provides the company a compelling competitive advantage which is developed at great cost, time and effort and cannot be easily duplicated, reverse engineered or discovered

Patentable invention involve an inventive action that could not be figured out by a person with average knowledge of the technical field.

Registration of Trademark in Malaysia is compulsory.

Trade Secret is a distinctive name, mark, symbol or motto identified with a company’s product(s).