Malaysia legislation

Section 9

of INDUSTRIAL DESIGNS (AMENDMENT) ACT 2013

Section 9

“Registered industrial design is personal property

Section 35 of the principal Act is amended by inserting after subsection (3) the following subsection:

“(4)  The Court shall refuse to award costs to the owner of a registered industrial design who becomes entitled to the registered industrial design by way of assignment or transmission or by operation of law or by a security interest transaction in respect of an infringement unless—

(a)

an application to record his title or interest is made under section 30 before the end of the period of six months beginning from the date of the relevant transaction; or

(b)

the Court is satisfied that it was not practicable for the said application to be made before the end of that period and that an application was made as soon as practicable thereafter.”.

New section 46a

Section 9 — AKTA REKA BENTUK PERINDUSTRIAN (PINDAAN) 2013