WIPO Conference on Building Partnerships for Mobilizing Resources for Development Geneva,November 5 and 6,2009

“WIPO Conference on Building Partnerships for Mobilizing Resources for Development’’

Geneva,November 5 and 6,2009

“AID FOR TRADE – CAPACITY BUILDING FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRY IP OFFICES”

“The Malaysian perspective of developing a national patent infrastructure

Presentation By :

Assoc.Prof.Rohazar Wati ZuallcobleyDeputy Director General (Industrial Property)MyIPO.

Patent ● Trade Mark ● Industrial Design ● Copyright ● Geographical Indication ● IC & Layout Design

Outline

- The experience of MyIPO in developing a fully fledged IP infrastructure.

- The issues and challenges arising in patent prosecution.

- Areas and options for international collaboration

- Other support beneficial for developing our patent related infrastructure

Patent ● Trade Mark ● Industrial Design ● Copyright ● Geographical Indication ● IC & Layout Design 5

MyIPO VISION & MISSION

“To be one of the leading IP organizations”

Mission“To provide strong legal infrastructure and effective

administration regime to enhance greater creativity and exploitation of intellectual property”

Vision


Administration of IP

Managing IPR Today

Trade Mark

IndustrialDesign

Patent Copyright

GeographicalIndication

IC Layout Design


Administration of IP

The IPR Legislation

The Copyright Act 1987 The Patent Act 1983 The Trade Marks Act 1976 The Industrial Designs Act 1996 The Geographical Indications Act 2000 The Layout Designs of Integrated Circuit

Act 2000.


The Role of IP

The Role of IP :-

“The intellectual property system must be able to converts innovation into assets”

- innovations

- entrepreneurship

- profit

- reward.


The political will

The National IP policy

The National Innovation policy

The National Innovation Council


Policy statementKnowledge-based economy:-

- IP as a valuable economic asset.

- a critical business tool that provide competitiveness.


Patent

Managing Patent

Receiving patent application and fees Examination as to form Publication of the application Examination as to substance Refusal or grant Maintenance of patents


Patent

Additional Services For Patent

Application for compulsory licenses. Patent information servicers. Update the policy and legal aspects of patent

law. Supervise technical training for patent

inspection officers. Monitor registration and renewal of patent

agents.


Patent

MyIPO Patent Business

Divided two main division.The formality sectionThe patent examiners section.


Patent

The Formality Section

Head of Formality In charge of formality check and

preliminary examination. Issuing of reminders to applicants Issuing of Certificates of Grants Strength of 29 person


Patent

The Patent examiners

Divided into two main sectionThe engineering sectionThe science section.

Total strength of 72 person. Will do ‘prior art’ searchers and

substantive examination.


Patent Application 2005-2009

0

1,000

2,000

3,000

4,000

5,000

6,000

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Total

517 524 665 850 891 3,447

5,768 4,275 1,707 4,550 3,393 19,693

Local

Tot

al A

pplic

atio

ns

Foreign

• Malaysia – Ahli Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) pada 2006

• Permohonan melebihi sasaran sebanyak 24.1% dan penurunan sebanyak 50.5% bagi tahun 2007 adalah dijangkakan

• Peningkatan permohonan dijangka 3 kali ganda menjelang 2009


Patent Granted 2005-2009

0

1,000

2,000

3,000

4,000

5,000

6,000

7,000

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Total

39 186 338 199 220 982

2,472 6,562 6,645 2,043 2,377 20,099

Local

Tot

al G

rant

ed

Foreign

• Peningkatan pemberian geran sebanyak 0.8% berbanding 2006

• Pemberian geran dalam negeri bagi tahun 2007 adalah 338 berbanding 187 bagi tahun 2006


Application of patent received from local university


Issues and challenges

The demand on the IP office


The demand by our stakeholders

Quality grant

Shorter turn around time

Less hassle

More on-line

Quicker response

Less cost


Can we deliver?

IP Office are financially independent.

We are managers of our own journey

No financial rescuers

Accountable to Parliament for each cent

Quick to be blame for tardiness and late delivery


Our clients charter

Grants must be within our clients charter.

Delays destroy our reputation

Delays destroy market potential of investors.


Our challenges

Change of technologies beyond the general knowledge of examiner.

Need for continuous capacity building.Special tailored courses.Special examination.Following other countries best practice.


Our challenges

Technology is a living cell

“ University should be teaching the knowledge of tomorrow”

The patent law evolved continuously


Moving forward with WIPOCan we get assistant on area of technology that

we are having difficulties examining?

1. Computer software patent. ( 544 applications)2. Sequence listing ( 24 applications)3. Nanotechnology


The types of assistant most beneficial

Prior art search report

- Not adequate.

- Computer software not enough available patent document.

- More on journals.

- Abstract of journal not adequate.

- Paper copies


Other assistant

Capacity Building for examiner in the following areas:-

1.Interpreting PCT Search Report & written Opinion.

2. Patent search and classification.

3. Training courses on substantive examination on new emerging technology.


Assistant

Sharing of patent data.

- Bibliographic

- - abstract

- Descriptions

- Images /drawings


The way forward

Patent Information Service Support Section can be the light at the end of the tunnel.


Thank You.

For more information, visit our website at:

http://www.myipo.gov.my

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WIPO Conference on Building Partnerships for Mobilizing Resources for Development Geneva,November 5 and 6,2009