Before applying for a Malaysian trademark, it is best to search the trademark to prevent it from being rejected because it is similar, identical or duplicate with the previous trademark.

2. After there is no reason for rejecting the trademark search, the applicant needs to submit materials to the Trademark Office. The application materials include the applicant's address, name, trademark pattern, category of the applied trademark, identification materials, power of attorney, priority documents and other materials.

3. Examination

In Malaysia, an application for trademark registration can only include one category of goods or services, and each category of goods or services must be submitted separately. The Trademark Office shall conduct formal examination after receiving the application for trademark registration. Formal examination mainly examines whether the application documents are complete and within the validity period. If the documents are incomplete or invalid, the applicant can fill in the missing or invalid documents within 6 days after receiving the notice of rejection of formal examination. Then check the legality and distinctiveness of the trademark, if it is qualified, proceed to the next stage, if it is unqualified, continue to reject it.

4. Announcement and registration

The Trademark Office will make an announcement for the public within 2 weeks from the date of completion of the application, and the announcement period is 6 months. Anyone can raise an objection to the announced trademark during the announcement period. The reason why the objector raises an objection is based on whether the objected trademark is registrable. The Trademark Office shall, within 2 weeks after receiving the objection, give the written notice of the copy of the objection to the applicant. The applicant may reply within 2 months after receiving the notice of objection transmitted by the Trademark Office. After the expiration of the trademark announcement period, or after receiving objections, the Trademark Office began to conduct substantive examination of trademark applications. The examination standard is whether the applied trademark is registrable.