Has rampant piracy made us careless about our own Intellectual Property rights?
Our SMEs may be getting more active in exports and investments but they are still quite lax about protecting their intellectual property rights, says the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs.
I can't help wondering whether the high piracy rates (estimated at about 61% by BSA) have led to this general tidak apa (lackadaisical) attitude about protecting our IP rights. Apparently "Sarawak Pepper" is the only SME product that has registered its "geographical indication trademark" among international pepper traders whereas neighbouring Thai SMEs have registered their products ranging from salted eggs to tamarind and salted fish.
Once Malaysian SMEs recognise the value of intellectual property rights, it should go a long way toward even reducing piracy of any type in this country.
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posted by hew @ 2:46 pm
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