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DISSERTATION :
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ENFORCEMENTIN MALAYSIA
LECTURER :PN. NORHAYATI HASSAN
STUDENT :MOHAMED AZNANSHAH BIN KHALIDGP01209
PATEN PRAKTIS DAN PROSEDUR IIUUUK 5375
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PAST
BEFORE INDEPENDENCE
- Prior 31 August 1957
- Most industries and factories were owned by British Companies
- Main economic activities producing rubber, tin metal and exporting sawn timber
1980s
- Major shift in the industrialization policy of Malaysia (National Industrial Policy 1983)
- Transformation from agriculture to industrial nation
- Emphasis on Heavy Industry and R&D
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- Only have a Trade Mark Act 1976
- Patents and industrial designs were required to be filed, prosecuted in Britain
- Rapid development, saw the emergence of importance of IPRs
- Patent Act 1986, Copyright Act 1987, Industrial Design Act 1996, Geographical Indications Act 2000, Layout-Designs Of Integrated Circuits Act 2000
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PRESENT
SEVERAL METHODS OF ENFORCING IPRs IN M’SIA:
1. Civil Action
2. Criminal Action
3. Administrative Action
CIVIL ACTION
Main objective of the civil action:
7. Injunction
To restrain the infringer from continuing the infringement activities
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2. Delivery Up
Surrender all infringement products in his possession, custody or control for the purpose of destruction
3. Damages
Compensate the plaintif for the loses as a consequences of the infringement made by the defendant
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4. Account of Profits
Deprive defendant profits improperly made and transfer it the plaintif
5. Public Apology
Seek a public apology for the act of infringement
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HIERARCHY OF COURTS AND JURISDICTION
FEDERAL COURT
COURT OF APPEAL
HIGH COURT / IP COURT Original Jurisdiction
Final Appellate Court
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Other forms for IPR disputes can be heard
1. Arbitration
Process in which the disputing parties present their case to a panel of arbitrators ) who examine all the evidence and then make a decision for the parties
2. Copyright Tribunal
Power to hear limited; disputes on payment of royalty and translation right
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CRIMINAL ACTION
- FOC
- Only for infringement of copyright and trade mark (via Trade Description Act 2011)
- Responsible party :
ENFORCEMENT DIVISION of the MINISTRY of DOMESTIC TRADE COOPERATIVES AND CONSUMERISM
- The owner of IPRS / his agent / authorized representative can initiate the criminal action
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COPYRIGHT ACT 1987
- Offences under Section 41
- Raid and investigation carried out by the Assistant Controller of Copyright
- Non compoundable offence
- Prosecution of criminal offence is carried out by Deputy Public Prosecutor (DPP)
- Fine:
(RM2,000 < x < RM 20,000) / infringing copy, or
imprisonment < 5 yrs, or both
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TRADE DESCRIPTION ACT 2011
- Offences under Section 5
- Raid and investigation carried out by the Assistant Controller of Trade Description
- Compoundable offence
- Only registered owner of a registered trade mark under TMA 1976 can claim his rights in respect of such TM are being infringed by the course of trade
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Other Legislation…
OPTICAL DISK ACT 2000
- Upstream control measure
- Licensing of the manufacturer of optical disk
- Method used:
1. SID Code
2. Exemplar Program
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TRADE DESCRIPTION (OPTICAL DISK LABEL) ORDER 2011
- Downstream control measure
- The Order makes it a crime to supply an optical disk without a requisite label
- Method used:
1. Only owner/authorized personnel can apply
2. Enable consumers to identify genuine optical disk
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BOARDER MEASURES
- Compliance with TRIPs Agreement (Art 51 to 60)
- Enforcement mechanism for curbing counterfeiting activities at the boarder
- Related IPR legislation :
Trade Marks Act 1976
Copyright Act 1987
Trade Description Act 2011
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HIERARCHY OF COURTS AND JURISDICTION
FEDERAL COURT
COURT OF APPEAL
HIGH COURT
Original Jurisdiction
Final Appellate Court
SESSION COURT / IP COURT
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contd…
COPYRIGHT ACT 1987
- Fine:
(RM2,000 < x < RM 20,000) / infringing copy, or
imprisonment < 5 yrs, or both
TRADE DESCRIPTION ACT 2011 & TRADE DESCRIPTION (OPTICAL DISK LABEL) ORDER 2011
- Fine:
Body Corporate : < RM 250,000)
Not Body Corporate : < RM 100,000) or imprisonment < 3 yrs, or both
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contd…
OPTICAL DISC ACT 2000
- Fine:
Body Corporate : < RM 500,000)
Not Body Corporate : < RM 250,000) or imprisonment < 3 yrs, or both
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ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION
- MOU between the government and large shopping mall
- To include a clause in tenancy agreement:
“ the tenancy of the shop lot will be terminate if the shop is found guilty of dealing with counterfeit goods.”
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FUTURE
Difficulty in tracking infringement/counterfeit productsIssues in Copyright Piracy
1. Internet based piracy2. Mobile piracy3. Camcorder piracy
Copyright (Amendment) 20111. Technological Protective Measure2. ISP procedure3. Anti-Camcording
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Organized crime
- Large scale illegal commercial organization
- Government should employ Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Financing Act 2001 (AMLATFA)