Secondly, it is obviously difficult and a time consuming process for developing
countries with insufficient administrative resources to create the rather sophisticated
administration that an intellectual property rights system requires. This concerns first
of all IP offices that are usually part of the government and as such pay wages that
cannot compete with the private sector. Under the circumstances, it is difficult to
attract technically qualified personnel. In this sense, the recent incorporation of the
Malaysian IP Office is an interesting development. It seems that one important
consideration for this step was to provide more financial incentives to examiners, who
are now supposed to become stakeholders in the efficient performance of the office.