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COMPANIES IN MALAYSIA REALISING VALUE OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ASSETS
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 9 (Bernama) -- Most companies in Malaysia are realising the vital role that intellectual property (IP) assets play in revenue generation and valuation creation in today's globalised knowledge economy.
However, more can be done by these companies to fully safeguard their
innovations and exploit their IP rights, said David Llewelyn, external director
and deputy chairman of the IP Academy Singapore.
He said this in a statement concerning the Global Forum on Intellectual
Property (GFIP) 2009 which will be held in Singapore on Jan 8 and 9 with the
theme of "The Evolving Intellectual Property Ecosystem: Conflicts or
Consensus?".
According to Llewelyn, the theme is relevant as Malaysian small and medium
enterprises (SMEs) continue to expand into the international markets.
"Intellectual property will help these companies to better protect their
products and brands as they venture into new territories," he said.
Llewelyn said to create their own IP, SMEs in Malaysia needed to think
ahead before starting their business by registering their own brand names as
well as using creativity to add value to the products and services they offered.
"These are critical issues for businesses and policy makers in markets like
Malaysia," he said.
"SMEs in Malaysia need to take a serious look at IP issues in order to
develop and protect themselves in a challenging and competitive global market,"
he added.
GFIP 2009, organised by the IP Academy Singapore, is expected to attract
about 500 participants, including IP practitioners, IP thought leaders and
academics, businessmen, industry players from diverse market segments and policy
makers from all around the world.
The forum will provide a platform to consider and discuss critical issues
and developments in the complex and dynamic global IP ecosystem, with the aim of
raising the bar on IP knowledge and standards, both regionally and
globally.
It will have over 30 special focus sessions and rountables to look into the
legal, business and financial aspects of IP around the world.
"This is in line with our objective to bring IP out of the marketing and
legal departments, to being a front-and-centre concern for top management,"
Llewelyn said.
"SMEs need to look at how they can better protect, exploit and manage their
IP assets," he said.
Those interested in more details about the forum can log on to
www.globalforumip.com.
However, more can be done by these companies to fully safeguard their
innovations and exploit their IP rights, said David Llewelyn, external director
and deputy chairman of the IP Academy Singapore.
He said this in a statement concerning the Global Forum on Intellectual
Property (GFIP) 2009 which will be held in Singapore on Jan 8 and 9 with the
theme of "The Evolving Intellectual Property Ecosystem: Conflicts or
Consensus?".
According to Llewelyn, the theme is relevant as Malaysian small and medium
enterprises (SMEs) continue to expand into the international markets.
"Intellectual property will help these companies to better protect their
products and brands as they venture into new territories," he said.
Llewelyn said to create their own IP, SMEs in Malaysia needed to think
ahead before starting their business by registering their own brand names as
well as using creativity to add value to the products and services they offered.
"These are critical issues for businesses and policy makers in markets like
Malaysia," he said.
"SMEs in Malaysia need to take a serious look at IP issues in order to
develop and protect themselves in a challenging and competitive global market,"
he added.
GFIP 2009, organised by the IP Academy Singapore, is expected to attract
about 500 participants, including IP practitioners, IP thought leaders and
academics, businessmen, industry players from diverse market segments and policy
makers from all around the world.
The forum will provide a platform to consider and discuss critical issues
and developments in the complex and dynamic global IP ecosystem, with the aim of
raising the bar on IP knowledge and standards, both regionally and
globally.
It will have over 30 special focus sessions and rountables to look into the
legal, business and financial aspects of IP around the world.
"This is in line with our objective to bring IP out of the marketing and
legal departments, to being a front-and-centre concern for top management,"
Llewelyn said.
"SMEs need to look at how they can better protect, exploit and manage their
IP assets," he said.
Those interested in more details about the forum can log on to
www.globalforumip.com.
