Industrial Designs Act 1996

Akta Reka Bentuk Perindustrian 1996

Provides for the registration of industrial designs in Malaysia.

Read the copy (English) — PDF, 37 pages Bahasa Melayu — PDF, 41 pages

Copy of the official text captured from the Laws of Malaysia portal (AGC) on 26 October 2026. Always check the official portal for the authoritative current version. Amendments made after the official “last updated” date are published separately as amending Acts (Act A…) on the portal.

Number	Act 552
Type	Federal Act
Applies to	Federal
Subject	Consumer & trade
Year	1996
Official “last updated”	1 January 2013
Published by	Attorney General's Chambers — Laws of Malaysia portal (lom.agc.gov.my)
Text as at	1 January 2013
Royal Assent	13 September 1996
Published in the Gazette	26 September 1996

Long title

An Act to provide for the registration of industrial designs in Malaysia and for matters connected therewith.

Contents — Parts and sections

51 sections in 9 Parts, headings copied from the “ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS” of the official text (copy of 26 October 2026). Read the full wording in the PDF.

Definitions: section 3 (Interpretation).

Part I PRELIMINARY (3)

s 1 Short title, commencement and application
s 2 Extent of application
s 3 Interpretation

Part II ADMINISTRATION (6)

s 4 Registrar, Deputy Registrars and Assistant Registrars
s 5 Industrial Designs Registration Office
s 6 Register of Industrial Designs
s 7 Notice of trust
s 8 Inspection of Register
s 9 Certified copies to be evidence

Part III REGISTRATION OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGN (16)

s 10 Ownership of registered industrial designs
s 11 Right to apply and obtain registration
s 12 Registrable industrial design
s 13 Industrial design contrary to public order or morality
s 13A Certain registrations not to be extended or restored
s 14 Application for registration
s 15 Multiple application
s 16 Filing date
s 17 Priority date and right of priority under treaty or convention
s 18 Withdrawal of application
s 19 Amendment of application
s 20 Division of application after amendment
s 21 Examination
s 22 Registration and publication
s 23 Registration of the same industrial design in respect of other articles
s 24 Rectification of Register

Part IV PERIOD OF REGISTRATION (4)

s 25 Period of registration
s 26 Restoration of lapsed registration
s 27 Revocation of registration and grant of compulsory licence
s 28 Order of Court

Part V RIGHTS OF OWNER, ASSIGNMENT AND TRANSMISSION (3)

s 29 Rights of owner are personal property
s 30 Registration of assignment, transmission or other operation of law
s 31 Joint ownership

Part VI INFRINGEMENT (4)

s 32 Infringement of registered industrial design
s 33 Infringement proceedings
s 34 Defence in action for infringement
s 35 Remedies for infringement

Part VII OFFENCES (4)

s 36 Falsification of Register, etc.
s 37 False representation of registration
s 38 Use of title “Industrial Designs Registration Office”
s 39 Offences by body corporate

Part VIII OTHER POWERS OF THE REGISTRAR (4)

s 40 Amendment of registered industrial design
s 41 General powers of Registrar
s 42 Exercise of discretionary power
s 43 Extension of time

Part IX MISCELLANEOUS (7)

s 44 Service by post
s 45 Agent
s 46 Appeal
s 47 Regulations
s 48 Convention countries
s 49 Repeal and saving provisions
s 50 Transitional

Layout-Designs of Integrated Circuits Act 2000 (Act 601)Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia Act 2002 (Act 617)

Federal Acts that this law's official text itself refers to (as “[Act N]”), most-referred first.

Amendment history

Amending law	Short title	In force from
Act A1077	Industrial Designs (Amendment) Act 2000	15-08-2000
Act A1140	Industrial Designs (Amendment) Act 2002 LAWS OF MALAYSIA Act 552 INDUSTRIAL DESIGNS ACT 1996	03-03-2003

Copied from the “List of amendments” printed in the official text. Amendments made after the text's “as at” date are not in this list — check the portal for later amending Acts.

Version history

Captured	Language	Official “last updated”	Pages	SHA-256	File
26 October 2026	Bahasa Melayu	1 January 2013	41	`eeeacc9f7df6`	PDF 0.3 MB
26 October 2026	English	1 January 2013	37	`286b047dcb44`	PDF 0.4 MB

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