1. ) Reflex Media, Inc. 2. ) Clover8 Investments Pte. Ltd. v 1. ) Endeavor Standard Sdn. Bhd. 2. ) Chan Eu Boon

wa-22ip-2-02-2023 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 9 March 2025 • WA-22IP-2-02/2023 • 44 min read
17 cases cited (2 SG, 15 foreign)

Catchwords

CIVIL PROCEDURE: Enforcement of foreign judgment – Country where judgment was obtained not a reciprocating country under First Schedule of Reciprocal Enforcement of Judgments Act 1958 – Whether Malaysian conflict of law rules apply in determining jurisdiction of foreign court – Whether defendant’s presence in foreign jurisdiction is satisfied where commercial activities are carried out through websites – Whether foreign judgment enforceable in Malaysia INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: Trademark – Enforcement of foreign judgment for trademark infringement

Judges (1)

Adlin binti Abdul Majid Delivered

Counsel (8)

Shearn Delamore & Co. Firm Wong Jin Nee & Teo Firm Eugene Ee Fu Xiang Counsel Plaintiff Hon Yee Neng Counsel Defendant Ivan Lai Jiashen Counsel Defendant Jessica Chong Jun-Xin Counsel Plaintiff Teo Bong Kwang Counsel Plaintiff Timothy Siaw Counsel Defendant

Parties (4)

Clover8 Investments Pte. Ltd Plaintiff Endeavor Standard Sdn Bhd Defendant Reflex Media, Inc Plaintiff Chan Eu Boon Defendant

Statutes Cited

Copyright Act 1987 (Cap 332)
s 37(1)(d)
Courts of Judicature Act 1964
s 23(1)
Lanham Act
s 35
Rules of Court 2012

Cases Cited (17)

SG (1)
[2016] SGHC 229
SLR (1)
[2016] 5 SLR 1322
UK (7)
[1892] UKPC 7 [1914] 1 KB 715 [1964] AC 1129 [1972] AC 1027 [1978] 1 QB 279 [1991] 1 All ER 929 [2009] EWCA Civ 1328
AU (4)
[2005] NSWSC 544 [2005] SASC 194 [2017] FCAFC 224 [2022] FCAFC 9
MY (4)
[1986] 2 MLJ 107 [2019] 2 MLJ 413 [2021] MLJU 1063 [2023] 2 MLJ 324

Judgment

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Source: eJudgment (wa-22ip-2-02-2023)