Which company holds the most number of granted patents in 2019 according to the US Patent and Trademark Office?

In Malaysia, copyright laws fall under the

Copyright is the exclusive right to control creative works created by the author, copyright owner and performer for a specific period

A company's logo can be copyrighted

Which of the following can be copyrighted?

In Malaysia, the protection of a copyright expires immediately after the death of the author

Patent is an exclusive right granted for an invention, which is a product or a process that provides a conventional way of doing something, or offers a conventional technical solution to a problem

In Malaysia, an invention to be patented

A patent is first granted, and then filed

Assume that a company called Epal filed a patent for the "slide-to-unlock" mechanism. If we can show strong evidence that we invented it first, then we can nullify Epal's patent through the courts

In general, a patent owner (patentee) can prevent others from making, using, offering for sale, selling or importing for those purposes the patented invention without the patentee’s permission

According to the Malaysian Patent Act 1983, the following are examples of non-patentable inventions

Copyrighted materials must be published

A trade secret must be published. Else, we cannot prosecute those who infringe our trade secret

If someone discovers something independently which coincidently is the same as our trade secret, then it is not considered as an infringement

Someone who discovers something independently which coincidently is the same as our trade secret is confirmed guilty if sued

In Malaysia, the statute concerning crimes related to computers is

Ethics are the same in different societies

Ethics are the same as the law

Joe Jambul does not use the printer at the office to print fake halal certificates because it is against the law. This is an example of a

Siti Sifir leaked classified government documents because the public needs to know the government's dirty work. This is an example of a