The amendment to Malaysia’s Patent Act came into force in March 2022. It aimed to bring the country’s IP rules closer to international standards, and also took into account Malaysia’s ascension to a number of international treaties and agreements. These include the Budapest Treaty, the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of...

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The amendment to Malaysia’s Patent Act came into force in March 2022. It aimed to bring the country’s IP rules closer to international standards, and also took into account Malaysia’s ascension to a number of international treaties and agreements. These include the Budapest Treaty, the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual property Rights (TRIPS) and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (RCEP). The revision contains in-depth regulations on oppositions and post-grant amendments, shortens the reinstatement period for lapsed patents from two years to one, and provides restrictions on filing divisional applications and deferring substantive examination.

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