Terms & Conditions

1. Nature of This Website

This website is provided for general information about Cipta Partners and the practice areas we handle. Content published here does not constitute legal advice. No lawyer-client relationship is formed through use of this website alone. A professional relationship is established only upon written confirmation from Cipta Partners following a conflict check and acceptance of engagement terms.

2. Scope of Services

Cipta Partners provides services in intellectual property law, including trade mark search and filing, copyright and industrial design advisory, trade secrets framework drafting, and IP enforcement and contested proceedings. The scope of any engagement is set out in the relevant letter of engagement or fee agreement.

Services are provided in accordance with the Legal Profession Act 1976 and the rules and practice directions of the Malaysian Bar. We do not hold ourselves out as providing services in any jurisdiction outside Malaysia except as expressly stated in a particular engagement.

3. Engagement and Instructions

Work undertaken on your behalf is governed by the terms set out in our letter of engagement. We are entitled to rely on instructions given by email or telephone as authorised instructions unless you notify us in writing to the contrary.

Cipta Partners reserves the right to decline any matter without providing reasons, consistent with our professional obligations and conflict-of-interest policy.

4. Fees and Disbursements

Fees are as quoted in the letter of engagement or on this website at the time of instruction. Published prices represent indicative fees for standard matters and do not include government filing fees, official disbursements, or fees for additional work arising from complications not foreseeable at the outset.

Where additional costs are anticipated, we will inform you in advance. Invoices are payable within 14 days of issue unless agreed otherwise. Late payment may attract interest at the rate permissible under Malaysian law.

5. Confidentiality

We treat all information provided by clients as confidential and subject to legal professional privilege to the extent applicable. Information will not be disclosed to third parties except where required to carry out your instructions, where disclosure is compelled by law or regulation, or where you have given consent. Our obligations in this regard continue after the end of any engagement.

6. Intellectual Property in Documents

All original content on this website — including text, structural layouts, and descriptive copy — is the intellectual property of Cipta Partners. You may not reproduce, republish, or commercially exploit website content without our prior written permission. Documents prepared by Cipta Partners for a client in the course of an engagement remain the property of Cipta Partners until fees in respect of those documents have been settled.

7. Limitation of Liability

To the extent permitted by law, Cipta Partners' liability to any client in respect of any engagement is limited to the fees paid by that client under the relevant engagement. We are not liable for consequential loss, loss of profit, or indirect damage arising from our advice or services.

Nothing in these terms limits liability for fraud, death, or personal injury caused by negligence, or any other liability that cannot lawfully be excluded.

8. Third-Party Links and Resources

This website may contain links to external resources such as MyIPO, WIPO, or government portals for reference. These links are provided for convenience. Cipta Partners is not responsible for the accuracy, currency, or content of external websites and does not endorse any third-party service by linking to it.

9. Website Availability

We make reasonable efforts to keep this website available and accurate. However, we do not warrant uninterrupted access or the absence of errors. We may suspend, withdraw, or amend any part of this website without notice. We are not liable for any loss arising from unavailability of the website.

10. Governing Law and Jurisdiction

These terms are governed by the laws of Malaysia. Any dispute arising from use of this website or engagement of Cipta Partners shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Malaysia, unless a different forum is agreed in the letter of engagement.

11. Changes to These Terms

We may revise these Terms and Conditions from time to time. The current version will always be published on this page with an updated effective date. Continued use of this website after any revision constitutes acceptance of the updated terms.

12. Contact

Questions about these terms may be addressed to: [email protected] or by post to Cipta Partners, 14-2, Jalan SS2/24, 47300 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia.