Examination for Patent Agents is opened for registration. In order to sit for the exam, candidates should possess BSc or B Engineering or be Advocates and Solicitors.
UKM (Faculty of Law) offers a new weekend course called Master in IP. The course prepares the students to take up the exam for patent agents.
Intellectual Property (IP) lawyers are specialist. They usually work in the area of civil litigation.
Most of the semiconductor factories in Penang are filing patents in US, European Union, China and Japan. Malaysia is not in the radar screen. There will not be much patent activities in the semiconductor industries in Penang until we build up a broad base of locally design products.
There are two reasons why companies want to file patents.
1. Defensive: Cross Licensing, Protects the Implementation, Litigation Counterclaims
2. Offensive: Access to Others Technology, Licensing Revenue or Litigation
Intel Technology files patents to protect its dominant market share against competitor like AMD. IBM generates revenue by licensing the patents.
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