Dong-A Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd v Chen, Zhen Rui

wa-24ip-1-01-2025 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 13 April 2026 • WA-24IP-1-01/2025 • 62 min read

25 cases cited (0 SG, 25 foreign)

Catchwords

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW — Trade Mark — Registered trade mark — Invalidation — Application for — Whether plaintiffs’ application for invalidation could be sustained — Whether plaintiff is an aggrieved person — Whether the Defendant's Registration ought to be revoked for non-use — Whether the defendant’s trademark is likely to deceive or cause confusion to the public — Defendant’s trademark is visually and conceptually similar to the plaintiff’s mark — Likelihood of confusion among consumers established — The defendant’s trademark registration was invalidated and ordered to be removed from the Register — Sections 23, 24, 46 and 47 Trademarks Act 2019

Judges (1)

Edwin Paramjothy a/l Michael Muniandy Delivered

Counsel (2)

Wong Jin Nee & Teo Firm Eugene Ee Fu Xiang Counsel Plaintiff

Parties (2)

Dong-A Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd Applicant Chen, Zhen Rui Respondent

Statutes Cited

Rules of Court 2012

Cases Cited (25)

MY (25)

[1997] 2 MLJ 724 [2004] 7 MLJ 567 [2006] 5 MLJ 262 [2006] 6 CLJ 583 [2007] 10 CLJ 32 [2007] 7 MLJ 164 [2008] 3 MLJ 713 [2008] 4 MLJ 127 [2009] 5 MLJ 741 [2011] 2 MLJ 768 [2011] 5 MLJ 397 [2012] 1 MLJ 585 [2012] 4 MLJ 20 [2012] 6 MLJ 609 [2014] 11 MLJ 370 [2015] 6 MLJ 465 [2017] MLJU 1011 [2019] 6 MLJ 56 [2019] MLJU 804 [2022] 2 MLJ 67 [2022] MLJU 3564 [2023] 10 MLJ 119 [2023] MLJU 533 [2023] MLJU 832 [2024] 9 MLJ 603

Judgment

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