Franchisors are permitted a certain amount of control over the franchise’s business operations. According to the Franchise Act, the franchisor is expected to register a trademark or service mark before continuing with [...]
In Malaysia, franchises are governed by the Franchise Act of 1998. According to the Franchise Act, a franchise business involves an agreement between parties which involves a franchisee’s being granted a permit [...]
The legal validity of a trademark which has been registered is usually limited to the territory in which the trademark was registered. Therefore, a trademark which has been registered in another [...]
For 10 years from the date of registration, a registered trademark is legal. For consecutive 10-year periods, registration may be renewed indefinitely as long as the renewal fee is paid in [...]
Many fintech companies in Malaysia have grown to a point at which they are able to expand their business operations to other countries. Most of this business expansion has been to [...]
The Network Readiness Index (NRI) is a set of rankings formulated by the World Economic Forum. It ranks how able a country is to take advantage of technological developments which have [...]
According to the latest statistics, there are 329 start-up fintech companies in Malaysia. Nearly all of these companies have an average of 100 employees. Therefore, over 30,000 people in Malaysia work [...]
A permanent resident of Malaysia is a person who has been granted permission to live in the country indefinitely. Such a person is allowed to conduct business activities and search for employment without [...]
Malaysia has a population of approximately 32 million people of which around 270,000 are permanent residents. This means that an estimated 0.8% of the entire population of the country are non-citizens who [...]
Malaysian permanent resident status can be revoked. There are activities from which the PR holder is banned from participating such as engaging in political activities. When a PR holder breaks the rules [...]
