MALAYSIA: RATO TRADE MARK AND COPYRIGHT OWNERSHIP DISPUTE DECIDED
In the case of Chongqing Rato Manufacturing Corporation v MP Machinery (M) Sdn. Bhd., the Malaysian High Court allowed the Plaintiff’s claims to expunge the registration of the Defendant’s trade mark.
Chongqing Rato Manufacturing Corporation (hereinafter referred as “the Plaintiff”) was incorporated on 1 June 2007 in China under the name of Chongqing Rato Power Co Ltd. On 19 September 2012, it...
MALAYSIA: NATIONAL NEWS AGENCY GIVEN CHANCE TO FILE DEFENCE
Borneo Rainforest Lodge v Bernama is a copyright claim in the High Court in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia.
The Plaintiff, Borneo Rainforest Lodge, obtained judgment in default of appearance against the Defendant, Bernama, which is the Malaysian national news agency.
The Defendant filed an application to set aside or vary the judgment based on the following reasons:
(a) the Plaintiff named in this...
MALAYSIA: USA PRO SUCCEEDS IN CANCELLING USAPRO TRADE MARK
This article relates to USA PRO IP Limited v Monfort Services Sdn. Bhd. and Registrar of Trade Marks is a trademark dispute in the Kuala Lumpur High Court.
USA PRO IP Limited (hereinafter be referred as “the Plaintiff”) is a company incorporated in England and is in the business of manufacturing, distributing, supplying, selling and offering for supply various goods around the world. The goods...
MALAYSIA: SANTA BARBARA POLO & RACQUET CLUB TRIUMPHS IN BATTLE OF POLOS
This article is based on the decision of the High Court of Malaya in Kuala Lumpur involves between BRG Brilliant Rubber Goods (M) Sdn. Bhd. (“hereinafter referred as “the Plaintiff”) which is a company incorporated in Malaysia who has been manufacturing and selling a wide range of goods under its registered mark in Classes 25 and 28 in Malaysia since 28 August 1981 (hereinafter referred to as...
MALAYSIA: PARLIAMENT V PARLIAMENT
In the case of Philip Morris Brands SARL v Rothmans Brands Sdn. Bhd., the Malaysian High Court allowed the Plaintiff’s claims for non – use of the ‘Parliament’ trade mark by the Defendant.
Philip Morris Brands SARL (hereinafter referred as “the Plaintiff”) is a company incorporated in Switzerland and is part of the Philip Morris International Inc. Group of Companies (‘the PMI Group’). The...