Intellectual Property Law Firm in Malaysia

MarQonsult IP

B706 Level 7, Block B Kelana Square Jalan SS7/26, Kelana Jaya, Petaling Jaya Kuala Lumpur 47301 Malaysia

 +60 3 78820456
 +60 3 78820457

www.marqonsult.com
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Law Firm Overview

MarQonsult IP is an INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY specialist firm and Registered Agent for PATENTS, TRADEMARKS and INDUSTRIAL DESIGNS. Our firm practices exclusively in intellectual property with emphasis in the following areas: Availability Search (for Prior Rights); Application & Prosecution (Patents, Trademarks and Designs); Opposition, Monitoring, Recovery; Intellectual property disputes; Management & Maintenance; Licensing & Franchising; Copyright Protection; Brand Creation; Domain names; Enforcement, Cancellation and Invalidation Proceedings.

Our firm was founded in 2002 by Ms Clara Yip who holds a Law and Economics degree from the University of Auckland, New Zealand. She was called to the NZ Bar in 1993 and the Malayan Bar a year later, and has been practicing in the field of Intellectual Property Law since 1994.

We provide timely, personalized and specialized consultation and assistance to businesses, entrepreneurs and individuals seeking to manage and protect their intellectual property rights, as well as to profit from their intangible assets. Our niche lies in our ability to recognize and adapt to our clients' business needs in a competitive environment.

Our skilled expertise is delivered from both commercial and legal perspectives thereby helping clients make informed decisions across a wider range of issues, as well as avoid common pitfalls in the registration, exploitation, enforcement and maintenance of their intellectual property rights in Malaysia and regionally.

MarQonsultIP is synonymous with effective delivery of services marked by our:

• Quick Response Time
• In-depth client counseling
• Affordability and Adaptability
• Commercially viable IP Strategies
• Result-oriented approach

Our firm counsels local and international businesses, institutions and organizations. Our loyal base of clients testifies to our commitment to personalised service, reliability in our delivery, and affordable pricing. We are committed to providing an ever increasing level of client service through technology, training, and our growing team of professionals and staff members.

Our professionalism and integrity have earned us the recognition of our clients and peers with our founder having been nominated as one of Asialaw's Leading Lawyers in IP from 2006 to 2010.

Other notable awards:
2011 Finance Monthly Law Award Winner (Intellectual Property - Malaysia)
2011 Global Law Experts Recommended Firm (IP Law - Malaysia)

Our firm is located in Petaling Jaya, the satellite city of the capital, Kuala Lumpur, and is about a 15-minute train (LRT) ride away from MyIPO.

Year this Office was Established: 2002

Languages: Mandarin, Malay, French, English

Practice Areas

Additional Practice Areas: Infringement; Commercialization of Intellectual Property

Practice Areas Description

MarQonsult IP provides legal representation and services in the following areas of intellectual property law:

- Clearance

Availability search for trademarks; Novelty search or infringement analysis for patents; Novelty or infringement search for designs; Company searches.

- Application, Prosecution, Management & Maintenance of Patents, Trademarks, Designs and Domain Names

Preparing all requisite forms; Ensuring compliance of formality requirements; Reporting, and replying to office actions, adverse reports; Preparing appeals and submissions; Attending hearings, Liaison with authorities; Amending applications, Recording IP transactions; Monitoring of deadlines, Renewal applications; Creating programs for managing IP portfolio.

* Pre-filing Services

Client counseling and opinions; Interviewing inventors and applicants; Advising on registrability, and patentability; Selecting strong and protectable trademarks & designs; Drafting, reviewing and amending specification; Conducting IP audits, Evaluating 3rd party rights; Developing IP protection strategies; Developing IP defensive strategies.

- Copyright

There being no formalities of registration, we provide clients with the following copyright services over a wide range of subject matter (artistic works, literary works, musical works, published editions, sound recordings, architectural works, software, etc.): Counseling and opinions; Interviewing authors, owners and publishers; Documenting or recording relevant details proving ownership; Drafting Statutory Declarations, and preparing relevant exhibits; Enforcing rights through negotiation, litigation and criminal sanctions.

- Commercialization of IP

In addition to negotiating, drafting, and enforcing license, distribution and franchise agreements, we help clients to develop strategies and models for the commercialization and licensing of IP rights, and to perform due diligence on the acquisition of IP rights. We also have experience in identifying technologies for potential licensing, assisting with technology transfer agreements, and mediating disputes arising from IP agreements.

- Intellectual Property Disputes

We provide opinions on matters of counterfeiting disputes, infringement, passing-off, conflict of rights, trade dress, product packaging, trademarks and related Internet issues, trade secrets and related contracts. We use various methods or means that are deemed the most appropriate to help clients resolve conflict in a cost effective manner through negotiation, settlement, arbitration, opposition proceedings, cancellation or invalidation proceedings, civil litigation (through our associate legal firm), criminal proceedings, or enforcement through the various governmental authorities.

- Foreign Jurisdictions

We handle IP protection, licensing and enforcement matters throughout South East Asia (ASEAN).

Affiliations

Partners

Ms. Clara Yip Founding Partner Copyright, Domain Names, Intellectual Property, Licensing Law, Patents

Of Counsel

Mrs. Choon-Fong Cheng Consultant Research and Development, Science and Technology, Chemistry

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