马来西亚商标申请
马来西亚商标申请负责机构
马来西亚现行商标法规主要基于2019年12月27日通过的《2019年商标法》，同日《马德里议定书》在该国正式生效。由马来西亚知识产权局（即MyIPO）负责管理商标事务，官方语言为马来语。
马来西亚商标申请所需材料
申请人资格证明资料（含姓名、地址）
商标图样
申请注册的商品或服务并指出商标类别
申请人名义及地址
若声明优先权的，需提供优先权证明文件
如委托代理机构的，需提供委托书
注：1.如果商标申请人为国外公司或者自然人，则必须委托该国委托人委托办理。
2.若声明优先权的，需提供优先权证明文件对应的马来语翻译件，翻译还需经该国有翻译资质的专业译员签字确认。
马来西亚商标申请流程
1.马来西亚商标查询：在提交马来西亚商标申请前，需要先进行相同或者类似商标查询及是否委托代理机构；
2.提交申请：提交马来西亚商标申请后，应当及时支付申请费；
3.商标审查：审查分为形式审查和实质审查。在向MyIPO提交商标申请并分配申请号后，会在四个月内进入形式审查，如果所有文件是无误的，然后会进入实质审查阶段。审查员会检索申请注册商标与在先商标是否相同或近似，或是否符合可注册商标要求，如果有违商标法的规定或者与在先商标相同或近似，则会被驳回，审查委员会向申请人发出接受通知，申请人须于限期内缴纳公告费，缴费后商标会进入为期2个月的公告期；
4.商标公告：商标注册申请被核准后，便会在商标周刊上公告，公告期为3个月；
5.核准发证：商标注册申请在公告期内没有人异议，则该商标注册申请被核准后，便会把该商标的详细资料记入注册记录册，并向申请人发出注册证明书。
注：a.申请马来西亚商标整体流程顺利的话需要16到18个月。
b.马来西亚商标注册的有效期为10年，自申请日起算。注册商标有效期满后，需要继续使用的，应当在期满前6个月内申请续展，每次续展注册的有效期为10年。
马来西亚商标申请的费用
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注：马来西亚商标注册提交申请后需要及时缴纳申请费，如果需要对其加速审查，需要另行缴纳加速审查费并于商标公告前提交请求。
马来西亚商标申请绝对禁止事项
马来西亚商标注册申请需要经形式审查和实质审查两个阶段，在实质审查阶段会对绝对理由进行审查，拒绝注册的绝对理由如下：
1.不符合商标定义，缺乏显著性；
2.仅仅由指定商品/服务种类、质素、数量、原定用途、价值、地理来源、生产货品或提供服务的时间或货品或服务的其他特性的标志构成的商标；
3.惯用的标志构成的商标；
4.任何标志如纯粹由形状构成，对相当可能会产生混淆的商标和其他法中明文禁止使用的商标；
5.具有欺骗性（包括错误的指示商品来源、质量数量等）；
6.违背社会道德和规范及恶意申请的商标等等。依以上1-3而被拒绝注册的商标，如因使用而具有显著性，仍可获接纳注册。
马来西亚商标加速审查
马来西亚商标申请加速审查需要提交法定声明书说明需要快速审查的特殊理由，马来西亚知识产权局审查后决定是否可以进入快速审查程序。申请快速审查的常见理由包括：
1.商标注册申请涉及国家利益或者公共利益；
2.申请人发现有侵权行为或者潜在侵权行为。
The Basis of Trademark Application in Malaysia
Responsible for the Organization
Malaysia's current trademark legislation is largely based on the Trademark Act 2019, which was passed on December 27, 2019, the same day that the Madrid Protocol came into force in the country. The Intellectual Property Office of Malaysia (MYIPO) manages the trademark, and the official language is Malay.
Materials
Applicant's Qualification Information (including name and address)
The samples of the trademarks
The goods or services to be registered and indicate the class of the trade mark
Name and address of applicant
If the priority is declared, the priority proof document shall be provided
If entrusting an agency, a power of attorney shall be provided
Note：1. If the applicant is a foreign company or a natural person, it must entrust an entrusting party of the country to handle the application.
2. If the priority is declared, the corresponding Malay translation of the certificate of priority shall be provided, and the translation shall be signed and confirmed by a qualified professional translator of the country.
Application Process
1. Malaysia trademark inquiry: before submitting the Malaysia trademark application, it is necessary to conduct the same or similar trademark inquiry and whether to entrust an agency;
2. Submission of application: the application fee shall be paid in time after the filing of the trademark application in Malaysia;
3. Trademark examination: examination is divided into formal examination and substantive examination. After the trademark application is filed with MyIPO and the application number is assigned, it will go to the formal review within four months, and if all the documents are correct, then it will go to the substantive review stage. Inspector will retrieve application prior registered trademarks and trademarks are the same or similar, or is in line with the registered trademark requirements, if violates the provisions of the trademark law or with a prior trademark identical or similar, will be rejected, and the review committee received notice from the applicant, the applicant shall pay announcement fee within the time limit, payment after the trademark the announcement will enter a two-month period；
4. Trademark Announcements: After the trademark registration application is approved, it will be announced in the trademark weekly for a period of 3 months；
5. Approval and issuance of a certificate: if there is no objection to the trademark registration application within the period of publication, the trademark registration application will be approved and the trademark details will be recorded in the register and a certificate of registration will be issued to the applicant.
Note: a. It will take 16 to 18 months to apply for a Malaysian trademark if the overall process is smooth.
b. The registration of a trademark in Malaysia shall be valid for 10 years from the date of filing. Where it is necessary to continue to use a registered trademark after the expiration of the period of validity, an application for renewal of the registration shall be filed within three months prior to the expiration of the period of validity. The validity period for each renewal of the registration shall be 10 years.
Fees
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Note: The application fee shall be paid in time after the submission of the application for trademark registration in Malaysia. If it is necessary to expedite the examination, the application fee shall be paid separately and the request shall be submitted before the trademark is announced.
Absolute Prohibition of Trademark Application in Malaysia
The application for trademark registration in Malaysia needs to go through two stages of formal examination and substantive examination. In the substantive examination stage, the absolute reasons will be examined. The absolute reasons for refusing to register are as follows:
1.does not conform to the trademark definition and lacks distinctiveness;
2.trademarks consisting solely of marks specifying the type, quality, quantity, intended use, value, geographical origin, time at which the goods or services were produced or provided, or other characteristics of the goods or services;
3.Trademarks consisting of customary marks;
4.Any mark consisting solely of shape which is likely to be confusing to a mark and other marks expressly prohibited by law;
5.fraudulent (including false indication of the source, quality, quantity, etc.);
6.Trademmarks that violate social ethics and norms and are filed in bad faith, etc. A trademark that has been refused registration under 1-3 above may still be accepted for registration if it is significant by reason of its use.
Malaysia's Trademark Review Expedited
The expedited examination of a trademark application in Malaysia requires the submission of a statutory declaration stating the special reasons for the expedited examination. After the examination, the Intellectual Property Office of Malaysia decides whether the expedited examination procedure can be initiated. Common reasons for applying for expedited review include:
1.The trademark registration application involves the interests of the State or the public;
2.The applicant finds an infringement act or a potential infringement act.
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