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High Court: Kuang Pei San Food Products v Wees Marketing Co Sdn Bhd |
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Intellectual property law - Copyright - Infringement - Remedies - Affidavit admissible in evidence - Section 42 of the Copyright Act 1987
Intellectual property law - Trademark - Infringement - Passing off - Section 38(1)(a) of the Trade Marks Act 1976
Whether there is trade mark or copyright infringement by the defendant due to the similarities in the get-up of their canned sardines with that of the plaintiff’s
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High Court of Sabah and Sarawak website |
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| Date of Judgment |
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Thursday, 23 June 2011 |
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| Original Title |
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Kuang Pei San Food Products v Wees Marketing Co Sdn Bhd |
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Suit No |
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22-231-2009-III |
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High Court of Sabah and Sarawak |
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Quorum |
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Rhodzariah bt Bujang, JC |
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Cases referred |
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Acushnet Co v Metro Golf Manufacturing Sdn Bhd [2006] 7 CLJ 557; Tohtonku Sdn Bhd v Superace (M) Sdn Bhd [1992] 2 CLJ 115, [1992] 1 CLJ (Rep) 344; Super Coffeemix Manufacturing Ltd v Unico Trading Pte Ltd [2000] 2 SLR (R) 214; De Cordova and Others v Vick Chemical Coy (1951) 68 RPC 103; Erven Warnick v Townsend and Sons (Hull) Ltd (1979) AC 731; Reckilt and Solman Products Ltd v Borden Inc and Others (No. 3) (1990) 1 All ER 873, (1990) RPC 341; Seet Chuan Seng and Another v TeeYin Jia Food Manufacturing Pte Ltd [1994] 3 CLJ 13; Hai-O Enterprise v Nguang Chan a/l Nguang Chan Liquor Trader (a firm, intervening) (1993) 1 BLJ 53; Ming Kee Manufacturing Limited v Kee Hin Industries Sdn Bhd and 3 Others [2008] 1 LNS 777; Frances Day and Hunter Ltd and Another v Bron and Another (1963) Ch 587; Hexagon Tower Sdn Bhd v Polydamic Holdings Sdn Bhd and 3 Others [2005] 2 AMR; Dabur India Ltd v Nagasers Sdn Bhd and Others [2010] 1 LNS 618 |
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Legislation referred |
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Section 42 of the Copyright Act 1987; Section 38(1)(a) of the Trade Marks Act 1976 |
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