Notwithstanding anything in this Act, an applicant for registration of a trademark may apply for temporary protection which shall be granted to a trademark which is the subject matter of an exhibition at an official or officially recognized international exhibition held in Malaysia or in any Convention country or declared foreign country.
The temporary protection granted under subsection (1)
shall not extend any period of priority claimed by an applicant in section 26 and where a right of priority is claimed by an applicant subsequent to the temporary protection, the period of priority shall remain six months and which shall commence from the date of the introduction of the goods or services into the exhibition.
An applicant for registration of trademark whose goods or services are the subject matters of an exhibition at an official or officially recognized international exhibition in Malaysia or in any
Convention country or declared foreign country and who applies for registration of that trademark in Malaysia within six months from the date on which the goods or services first became the subject matter of the exhibition shall, on his request, be treated as giving rise to the right of priority for search purposes under subsection 29(2) when the goods or services first became the subject matters of the exhibition.
Convention country
“Convention country” means a country which is a party to any multilateral treaty relating to trademarks to which Malaysia is also a party;
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Evidence that the goods or services bearing the trademark are the subject matters of an exhibition at an official or officially recognized international exhibition shall be by a certificate issued by the competent authorities of the exhibition and to be filed with the Registrar upon filing the application for registration of trademark in Malaysia.
Registrar
“Registrar” means a person appointed as a Registrar of Trademarks under subsection 10(1);