MALAYSIA: REGISTRAR CANNOT APPLY TO SET ASIDE SUBPOENAS
In the case of World Grand Dynamic Marketing Sdn Bhd v Fjvaa Spa Sdn Bhd & Ors, the High Court of Malaya in Kuala Lumpur has decided that the Registrar of Trade Marks (Registrar) cannot apply to Court to set aside subpoenas which have been issued to the Registrar.
In this case, the facts of the case showed that the Plaintiff applied to the Court to issue subpoenas to two Officers of...
SINGAPORE – FAUX CALVIN
In the case of Calvin Klein, Inc and another v HS International Pte Ltd and others SGHC 214, leading fashion designer Calvin Klein had sued Singapore-registered Global PSM for trademark infringement after investigators bought fake Calvin Klein goods including wallets and underwear online on the SGbuy4u website. In the end, the operator of local website SGbuy4u was ordered by the High Court to...
MALAYSIA – BAIK TRADE MARK
In the case of Al Baik Fast Food Distribution Co SAE v El Baik Food Systems Co S A, and Another Appeal, the dispute in issue was over the similar trade mark “Baik”. In the 76 pages of the judgment delivered by Hamid Sultan Bin Abu Backer JCA, there were many issues that were discussed and these issues are seen to provide a new perspective on how trade marks will be effective on consumers and...