ANTARA HOLIDAY VILLAS SDN. BHD. v TEDULOUS TRAVEL & tOURS SDN. BHD.

wa-22ip-59-09-2020 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 27 August 2024 • WA-22IP-59-09/2020

Catchwords

Intellectual Property — Trademarks — Expungement application — Defendant operated a hotel known as “La Villa” in Langkawi since July 2013 — Plaintiff registered “La Villa” trademark in Malaysia in 2016 and first use it in February 2014 — Defendant seeking to expunge trademark registered by Plaintiff under the Trademarks Act 2019 — Whether the Defendant aggrieved by Plaintiff’s registered trademark — Whether Defendant the first user of the trademark — Whether Plaintiff committed tort of passing off — Whether Defendant’s use of unregistered trademark infringed Plaintiff’s registered mark — Trademarks Act 2019, s.16, s.23(5)(a), s.24(4), s.47(1), s.47(3)(b), s.48, s.52, s.53, s54 and s.55(2) — Evidence Act 1950, s.114(g) — Undang-Undang Kecil Perlesenan, Perniagaan Dan Perusahaan (Pihak-Pihak Berkuasa Tempatan) Negeri Kedah 1985.

Practice Areas

Intellectual Property

Judges (1)

Yusrin Faidz bin Yusoff Delivered

Parties (2)

ANTARA HOLIDAY VILLAS Sdn Bhd Plaintiff TEDULOUS TRAVEL & tOURS Sdn Bhd Defendant

Judgment

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