How to register a company logo in Malaysia?

Registering a company logo in Malaysia is a business decision to protect your brand identity and gain exclusive rights over your visual property. With experience handling over 10 years of foreign clients in intellectual property issues, I can guide you through the necessary process in order to assure that your logo is registered lawfully in accordance with Malaysian legislation.

1. Determine Eligibility

Prior to making an application, make sure your logo is unique and can be registered as a trademark under the Trademarks Act 2019. The logo should not be misleading or deceptively identical to existing registered trademarks in Malaysia. The logo may consist of words, symbols, images, shapes, or combinations thereof.

2. Conduct a Trademark Search

A pre-trademark search is highly recommended to ascertain whether there are similar or existing marks. This minimizes the chances of objection or refusal during the application process.

We, as consultants, assist you in conducting a thorough search via the Malaysian IP Office (MyIPO) database to make sure your proposed logo is unique and can be registered.

3. Prepare and File the Application

The trademark application is filed with the Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia (MyIPO). Details required are:

• Applicant details (individual or business)
• Clear representation of the logo
• Description of goods/services to which the logo pertains (broken down according to the Nice Classification system)

You can file online or in person. We typically make filings on behalf of clients, where we double-check and follow procedure requirements.

4. Application Review and Publication

Upon filing, MyIPO examines the application for compliance and conflicts. Upon approval, the logo is gazetted in the Government Gazette in an attempt to call for opposition from the general public.

Where no objection is received within two months from advertisement, the application is processed for registration.

5. Registration and Protection

Upon successful registration, the Certificate of Registration will be granted and will confer the owner with sole rights to use the logo in Malaysia for 10 years at first instance, and every 10 years thereafter, subject to no restrictions.

6. Our Support

Being a dependable IP and offshore consultancy firm, we provide end-to-end assistance—ranging from logo checking and classification to trademark search, filing, and follow-up at MyIPO. We ensure your brand assets are secure as per Malaysian standards and your future business plan.

Unless opposed, MyIPO grants a Certificate of Registration, ten years' validity and renewable. Drawing on our experience, we recommend engaging a trademark agent to make this process easier to ensure accuracy and compliance. Registration enhances your brand's legal protection and its value in Malaysia's competitive market.