Several notable cases in Malaysia have significantly influenced the protection of intellectual property within the country’s fashion industry. Trade Mark In 2019, the High Court of Kuala Lumpur (“Court”) saw a heated trademark battle between fashion powerhouse 30 Maple Sdn Bhd (‘Plaintiff”) and individual seller Siti Safiyyah binti Mohd Firdaus Chew (“Defendant’). At the heart […]
Tiger Pictures Entertainment Ltd v. Encore Films Pte Ltd: An expedited process in the interest of justice?
A recent High Court judgment was the first of its kind that concerned the “simplified process” for intellectual property claims in Singapore. The simplified process took effect in Singapore from April 1, 2022. It is a discretionary, streamlined process to expedite the management of intellectual property disputes to enable disputants (particularly SMEs) to save costs […]
Illicit streaming devices under the copyright microscope
For the first time in Singapore, a group of rights owners consisting of telecommunication companies and cable TV providers successfully enforced their rights against a seller of illicit streaming devices (ISDs). Abdul Nagib Abdul Aziz (the respondent) pleaded guilty to one charge under Section 136(3A) of the Copyright Act Cap 63, while another charge under […]
Singapore’s AGC Appeals Against Potentially Excessive Sentences for Sale of Android TV Boxes
In an unexpected twist of events following the conclusion of a 22-month court battle between a group of copyright owners and a retailer of Android TV boxes, the Attorney-General’s Chambers (the “AGC”) has filed a notice of appeal to the High Court against the sentences meted out by the State Court in Neil Kevin Gane […]
99 Problems? Copyright ain’t one
Users of applications which act as a first point of call for those seeking a new property have grown exponentially in number in South East Asia, within a relatively short space of time. It is perhaps no surprise, then, that the case of PropertyGuru Pte Ltd v 99 Pte Ltd [2018] SGHC 52 before the […]
Singapore Copyright Infringement Cannot Extend to Directories
The Court of Appeal decision in Global Yellow Pages Ltd v Promedia Directories Pte Ltd [2017] SGCA 28 affirmed the decision of the High Court dated 28th January 2016 – ruling in favour of Promedia Directories (“the Defendant”) and dismissing Global Yellow Pages’ (“the Plaintiff”) appeal. The case has set important precedent in Singapore copyright […]
Virtual Map (Singapore) Pte Ltd v. Suncool International Pte Ltd [2005]2 SLR 157; [2005] SGHC 19
With the emergence of the internet, the interpretation of copyrights in intellectual property derived from such electronic environment is put to the test. A recent example is a lawsuit filed by Virtual Maps against Suncool International. Virtual Map had earlier on issued letters of demand to almost 100 companies in Singapore for downloading maps from […]