1. ) LEUNG KAI FOOK MEDICAL CO. PTE LTD 2. ) LEUNG KAI FOOK MEDICAL SDN BHD v NINSO GLOBAL SDN. BHD. (Dahulunya dikenali sebagai “TCT Home Centre (Sarawak) Sdn Bhd)

wa-22ip-13-03-2023 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 13 October 2025 • WA-22IP-13-03/2023 • 50 min read

16 cases cited (0 SG, 16 foreign)

Catchwords

Intellectual property — Trademarks — Infringement — Passing off — Well-known mark — “Arm & Axe” marks Assessment of damages — Account of profits — Loss of goodwill and reputation — Intangible harm — Dilution of distinctiveness — Erosion of consumer confidence Additional damages for counterfeit mark — Section 56(8) of the Trademarks Act 2019— Flagrancy — Benefit accrued — Need to punish — Deterrence Damages — General damages — Business disruption — Diversion of management time — Inconvenience Damages — Exemplary damages — Punitive and deterrent — Deliberate and egregious conduct —Assessment at 25% of compensatory damages

Practice Areas

Intellectual property Damages

Judges (1)

Edwin Paramjothy a/l Michael Muniandy Delivered

Counsel (7)

Law Partnership Firm Lum Kok Kiong & Co Firm Angela Leong Mun Yi Counsel Defendant Kam Li Jie Counsel Plaintiff Lucy Lee Counsel Defendant Lum Kok Kiong Counsel Plaintiff Suaran Singh Counsel Defendant

Parties (3)

LEUNG KAI FOOK MEDICAL CO. PTE LTD Plaintiff LEUNG KAI FOOK MEDICAL Sdn Bhd Plaintiff NINSO GLOBAL Sdn Bhd. Sdn Bhd) Defendant

Cases Cited (16)

UK (6)

[1901] AC 217 [1939] 3 All ER 513 [1964] 1 All ER 367 [1971] 2 QB 354 [1975] 2 All ER 173 [1993] 1 All ER 609

MY (10)

[1994] 2 MLJ 770 [2006] 1 MLJ 675 [2009] 8 CLJ 130 [2012] 1 MLJ 585 [2013] 10 CLJ 365 [2018] 1 MLJ 784 [2019] 11 MLJ 172 [2019] 8 CLJ 564 [2023] 10 MLJ 391 [2024] MLJU 2797

Judgment

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Source: eJudgment (wa-22ip-13-03-2023)