MyFEX2.0

MyFEX2.0

We were informed that MyFEX2.0 will be launched in March 2022. Meaning, franchisors, franchisees and master franchisee MUST ‘key-in’ into MYFEX2.0. Unlike the original MyFEX, which is very much an online e-filing system, MyFEX2.0 is a combination of an...

Updating Documents For Franchise

MFA wrote an interesting piece about the constant need to update and improvise. However I am in particularly rigid when it comes to the law namely amendments on the franchise documents pursuant to section 11 which provides that if there are material change to the...
International Trademark?

International Trademark?

Many have asked me, “Is there an international trademark?” And interestingly there is no one right answer in law. Google it, some page says yes and some say no. For the record, I say, there is no such thing as an international trademark per se BUT an...
Franchising Talk in Johor Bahru

Franchising Talk in Johor Bahru

I want to thank the Malaysian Franchise Association for inviting me again to speak my mind on the overview of the law on franchise in Malaysia in Johor Bahru on the 9th January 2021. The Franchise Act 1998 went through two major amendments in 2012 and 2020. The...