Client Accounts

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Accounts from clients who have engaged Cipta Partners on trade mark, copyright, and enforcement matters.

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400+

Matters Handled

4.9

Average Rating

Years in Practice

28+

Territories Filed

Client Reviews

In Their Words

Rashidah Haron

Founder, Kuala Lumpur

Before coming to Cipta Partners, I had filed a trade mark without proper advice and received an objection I had no idea how to respond to. They came in, gave me a clear written note on the situation, and handled the response thoroughly. The mark was accepted. I wish I had engaged them from the start.

Trade Mark Filing · March 2025

Tan Kheng Seng

Director, Petaling Jaya

We needed to sort out who owned what in our software company before a seed round. The copyright audit was detailed, identified two assignment gaps we had not noticed, and was turned around within ten days. The investors were satisfied with the position when we showed them the documentation. Worth every ringgit.

Nurul Izzati Zulkifli

Brand Owner, Shah Alam

The process was slower than I had hoped — trade mark registration in Malaysia does take time — but Cipta Partners were clear about that from the beginning. The availability note they produced before filing was thorough, and I felt confident we had made the right class choices. No surprises at examination.

Trade Mark Filing · January 2025

Arif Yusof

Managing Partner, Selangor

A competitor had been using a mark that was clearly confusingly similar to ours. Cipta Partners assessed the matter, sent a pre-action letter, and the other party agreed to stop within three weeks without us needing to file a formal opposition. The case assessment they gave us at the start was accurate and made us feel we understood what we were doing.

IP Enforcement · March 2025

Lee Mei Shan

Creative Studio, Bangsar

I engaged Cipta Partners to sort out the ownership of some design work I had commissioned from a freelancer a few years back. The situation was messier than I had admitted to myself, but they were patient, methodical, and produced an assignment document that cleaned everything up. They explained each step in plain language.

Syahrul Azreen bin Ahmad

Manufacturer, Subang Jaya

We discovered counterfeit versions of our branded products at a wholesale market. Cipta Partners coordinated with customs and obtained a seizure within a relatively short period. The process was not instant — these things rarely are — but they kept us informed throughout and the outcome was what we needed.

Enforcement & Take-Down · April 2025

Case Studies

Matters in Detail

Case · 001

International Trade Mark Registration for a F&B Brand

CHALLENGE

A Kuala Lumpur F&B brand preparing to expand into Singapore, Thailand, and Australia needed trade mark protection across those territories but wanted to manage the process from a single point of contact.

SOLUTION

Cipta Partners filed a Malaysian base application covering the relevant classes, then filed an international application under the Madrid Protocol designating the three target territories. Written status notes were provided as each jurisdiction's examination proceeded.

OUTCOME

Registration obtained in Malaysia, Singapore, and Australia. Thai examination produced an objection that was addressed through a response; registration followed. Total timeline: approximately 22 months across all territories.

Case · 002

Copyright Chain-of-Title for a Technology Platform

CHALLENGE

A Series A funding round for a Kuala Lumpur SaaS platform was delayed when the lead investor's legal counsel identified gaps in the copyright chain for code developed by early freelance contributors over a three-year period.

SOLUTION

Cipta Partners conducted a copyright ownership audit across the platform's codebase, identified the four contributors whose assignments had not been properly documented, and prepared tailored assignment deeds for each.

OUTCOME

All four contributors executed the assignment deeds. The investor's counsel confirmed the IP position was satisfactory. The funding round closed on its revised schedule, approximately three weeks after the audit was completed.

Case · 003

Trade Mark Opposition and Revocation Proceedings

CHALLENGE

A registered mark owner discovered that a third party had obtained a registration in overlapping classes using a confusingly similar mark. The registration was three years old and had not been challenged at opposition stage.

SOLUTION

Cipta Partners provided a written case assessment, advised that revocation proceedings before the Registrar were viable on grounds of non-use, and filed the application. Pre-action correspondence was sent in parallel, which opened settlement discussions.

OUTCOME

The matter settled through a co-existence agreement before the revocation proceedings concluded. The client retained their primary class coverage and the other party restricted their registration to non-competing goods. Total engagement: approximately eight months.

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