REGISTRAR’S (MyIPO) NOTICE NO. 2/2011
The IP Co. are headed by a well versed and experienced technical and advisory team based in Malaysia to provide a full range of intellectual property services such as: Trademark, Patent, Industrial Design and Copyright Filing & Protection.
Registrar’s Notice regarding Extension of Time on Patent matters Section 82 of Patents Act 1983. This new practice will come into effect on July 1, 2011.
A request for extension of time will only be granted for a period of one (1) month up to a maximum of six (6) months for the applicant to file a response to any Office Action or taking any proceedings under the Patents Act 1983 and Patents Regulations 1986 (for example Registrar’s Preliminary Examination Adverse Report, Substantive Examination Adverse Report or any other related action).
Further request for extension of time will not be considered unless it is accompanied by a statement of case in the form of Statutory Declaration stating reasonable grounds for Registrar’s approval.
In the case of Section 30(4) of Patents Act 1983 regarding response to the Registrar’s Substantive/Modified Substantive Examination Adverse Report, the granting of the period for extension of time will depend upon request by the applicant, but to a maximum of six months only. The request under this section may be granted only once.
If the applicant is unable to respond within the granted extension of time, the Registrar will notify the applicant that his patent application is refused under the relevant provision of the Patents Act 1983.
Source from : MyIPO
About MyIPO
The Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia (MyIPO) is an agency under the purview of the Ministry of Domestic Trade, Co-operatives and Consumerism responsible for the development and administration of intellectual property rights (IPR) system in Malaysia. With a vision “To Be One of The Leading Intellectual Property Organisations”, MyIPOcommitted to carry out its mission “To provide strong legal infrastructure and effective administration to enhance greater creativity and exploitation of intellectual property (IP)”.