Filing Trademarks Manually​​ 2 copies of completed application (model form is available). One copy will be returned to customer for future reference.Trademark registration is valid for ten (10) years from the date of filing and you may renew the registration every 10 years upon its expiry. The very much anticipated new Act has now come into force following its official enforcement on 27 th December 2019. Division 5 Opposition. 23. Filing of notice of opposition. 24. The owner of a registered trademark in Malaysia may initiate legal proceedings for trademark infringement to prevent unauthorized use. However, obtaining a trademark registration can be challenging and may not always be a straightforward process. The common law is made up of judicial decisions of the courts of Malaysia as well as English cases, subject to the limitations set out in Question 6. The Trade Descriptions Act.