DEFINITION
PRIORITY CLAIM
RIGHT TO APPLY
PRE-FILING CONCERNS
REGISTRATION PROCEDURE
VALIDITY PERIOD & MAINTENANCE
MULTIPLE / MULTI-CLASS APPLICATIONS

For a list of minimum filing requirements, please refer to: MALAYSIA FILING REQUIREMENTS

Trade Mark

Industrial Design

An applicant may claim the filing date of an earlier application made by him or his predecessor in title in a foreign country (or the earliest foreign filing date if more than 1 foreign country is involved) as the priority date PROVIDED:-  

that foreign country is a party to any multilateral treaty relating to trademarks to which Malaysia is also a party OR has arrangements with Malaysia for reciprocal protection;

The corresponding Malaysian application is made within 6 months from the filing date in that foreign country (or if more than 1 foreign country is involved, the earliest foreign filing date); AND

The applicant is a citizen or resident of, or a body corporate incorporated under the laws of that foreign country.

An application may claim the priority of 1 or more earlier national, regional or international applications filed by the applicant or his predecessor in title in any state (in which event, the priority date will be the earliest filing date of such earlier applications) PROVIDED:-

the state is a party to any international treaty or convention to which Malaysia is a party; AND

the corresponding Malaysian application is made within 6 months from the earliest filing date of such earlier applications.