{"id":20663,"date":"2026-06-01T12:48:33","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T04:48:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.accoladeip.com\/my\/?p=20663"},"modified":"2026-06-01T12:49:50","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T04:49:50","slug":"defend-your-brand-oppose-conflicting-trademarks-in-malaysia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.accoladeip.com\/my\/en\/articles\/defend-your-brand-oppose-conflicting-trademarks-in-malaysia\/","title":{"rendered":"Defend Your Brand: Oppose Conflicting Trademarks in Malaysia"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Defend Your Brand: Oppose Conflicting Trademarks in Malaysia<\/h1>\n

Is a new trademark application threatening your brand, or is an existing registration causing issues?
\nMalaysia's Trademarks Act 2019 offers ways to challenge trademark registrations.<\/p>\n

What is Trademark Opposition?<\/h3>\n

Trademark Opposition is a formal process allowing a third party to challenge a trademark application before it gets registered.
\nThis is your chance to prevent a similar and\/or potentially problematic mark which you believe will infringe your existing rights from entering the Register.<\/p>\n

Who can apply for Opposition?<\/h3>\n

Anyone who believes that the published mark:
\n\u2022 Is confusingly similar to their existing trademark
\n\u2022 Is descriptive, generic, or non-distinctive
\n\u2022 Was filed in bad faith
\n\u2022 Conflicts with earlier rights (such as well known marks, copyrights, or unregistered use)<\/p>\n

When to Oppose?<\/h3>\n

Can be filed within 2 months from the date of publication in the Official Journal to file an opposition.<\/p>\n

Grounds for Opposition:<\/h3>\n

\u2022 The applied-for trademark is similar or identical to your earlier registered trademark or earlier used trademark.
\n\u2022 The applicant is not the rightful proprietor of the trademark.
\n\u2022 The trademark falls under absolute grounds for refusal (e.g., lacks distinctiveness, is descriptive, generic, deceptive, or contrary to public order\/morality).
\n\u2022 The trademark falls under relative grounds for refusal (e.g., likelihood of confusion with an earlier mark, or the mark was applied for in bad faith).<\/p>\n

Cost:<\/h3>\n

The Cost for filing an Opposition is HKD 6,800.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Note: This leaflet is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>

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