The “International Trademark Association’s Workshop” Programme was held on 26th November 2021 (Friday) at the Banquet Hall, Palace of Justice, Putrajaya. The objective of this programme was to provide participants with a comprehensive understanding of the issues related to trademark law. This programme was the fifth under the Judicial Academy Malaysia in 2021 and the fourth to be conducted online using the Zoom Meeting application. The implementation of this online programme was to comply with the Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) to control the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic with all the speakers and participants who attended online.

The half-day programme began with an opening address by The Right Honourable Tun Tengku Maimun Binti Tuan Mat, Chief Justice of Federal Court, Malaysia; Iris Gunther, Director Brand Enforcement and Sustainability, International Trademark Association (INTA); and Seth Hays, Chief Representative Asia Pacific Office, International Trademark Association (INTA). The programme then continued with a workshop that was divided into three sessions. The Honourable Datuk Wong Kian Kheong High Court Judge conducted the first session as moderator for the “An Overview Over TMA 2019 – Changes to Malaysian TM Law and The International Perspective” session. He represented Assoc. Prof. Rohazar Wati Binti Zuallcobley from Faculty of Law, MARA University of Technology and Juan Rodriguez Guerra, Senior Legal Counsellor, Legal Divison of The Madrid Registry at The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Switzerland. While the second session, “Select Changes to The TMA in Comparison with Other Jurisdictions”, was presented by Maxim Hristov, Attorney at Law, PETOSEVIC Bulgaria; and Bob Kelson, Principal, BK Patent and Trademark Consultation, Australia, with The Honourable Dato’ Mohd Radzi bin Harun, High Court Judge as moderator. The Honourable Datuk Hanipah Binti Farikullah, Judge of Court of Appeal, conducted the third session as moderator for the title “Enforcement of IPR Against Online Violation”, which was presented by Andrej Stec, Advisor (Referendaire), General Court European Union in Luxembourg; and Cecilia Dou, Online IP Enforcement Manager, Apple Inc. China.