What is the classification and protection period of Malaysian patents?

There are three types of patents in Malaysia: invention patents, utility model patents and industrial design patents. According to the Patent Law 1983, both invention patents and utility model patents in Malaysia adopt the substantive examination system. The protection period of the invention patent is 20 years, counting from the date of application; The validity period of the utility model is 10 year, counting from the date of application; The industrial design registration is valid for 5 years from the date of application, and can be renewed for 2 times after the expiration, each time for 5 years.

Malaysia promulgated the industrial design law in 1996. According to this law, industrial design refers to the characteristics applied to the shape, configuration, style or decoration of goods through industrial methods or industrial treatment. Reflected in the finished product and resorting to or relying on visual judgment, it has visual appeal. But it does not include: the method or principle of architecture; The shape, configuration and style of a commodity are completely determined by the inherent performance of the commodity or depend on the appearance of another commodity, and the author of the appearance wants the design component of the appearance.