Bringing you the latest edition of Eversheds Sutherland’s quarterly Data Privacy and Cybersecurity newsletter keeping you up to date with the latest global developments including a dedicated chapter on the data protection implications of coronavirus.

With Malaysia’s accession to the Madrid Protocol, Malaysian entrepreneurs are able to protect their trademarks internationally with a single uniform application designating the countries of interest, where the application can be completed in the Malaysian trademark office.

We previously issued an alert discussing the potential impact and effectiveness of the Temporary Measures for Reducing the Impact of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) Bill 2020. The long wait is now over and the Temporary Measures for Reducing the Impact of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) Act 2020 (the “Act”) has finally been gazetted and came into effect on 23 October 2020 where Malaysia is now hit with its third (and possibly worst) wave of infections.

Malaysia is not immune to global financial and economic crises. Over the last 20 years, Malaysia has experienced its fair share of financial crises but never with so much uncertainty. After close to two months of lockdown under the Movement Control Order (MCO) to curb the spread of COVID-19, Malaysia slowly re-opens its economy with a new norm.

Bringing you the latest edition of Eversheds Sutherland’s quarterly Data Privacy and Cybersecurity newsletter keeping you up to date with the latest global developments including a dedicated chapter on the data protection implications of coronavirus

Relying on our local knowledge and global reach, with this guide, discover the wide range of approaches to the treatment of, what are broadly referred to as, force majeure events across Asian jurisdictions.

As a result, the way of communication among employees needs to change from direct contact to alternative means of communication. While the latest technology greatly facilitates remote communications, there are important privacy and cybersecurity considerations which we consider below that are relevant in (almost) every European and U.S. jurisdiction.

Q: Can employers offer unpaid leave to their employees during the period of the Movement Restriction Order (“Order”)?

It is no surprise that intangible assets such as intellectual property are becoming increasingly important as any other forms of tangible assets, i.e., lands and machinery, to the contemporary business concern. In view of the importance of the intellectual property, Trademarks Act 2019 (“TMA 2019”) that came into force on 27 December 2019 now recognises trademark as a form of security interest and regard it as an object of personal or movable property such as stocks and cars regardless of whether it is registered or pending.