Industria De Diseno Textil S.A. (Inditex, S.A.) v House of Zaira Sdn. Bhd.

wa-24ip-5-01-2025 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 29 September 2025 • WA-24IP-5-01/2025 • 42 min read

5 cases cited (0 SG, 5 foreign)

Catchwords

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW — Trademark Opposition and Registration — Evaluation of the likelihood of confusion between trademarks — Plaintiff is the owner of a well-known trademarks of “ZARA” and “ZARA HOME” — Defendant applied to register trademarks of “Zaira” and “House of Zaira” in classes 16 and 35— Plaintiff's opposition to the registration was dismissed by the Registrar — Determination of whether marks are confusingly similar — Consideration of the impact of disclaimers in trademarks — Applicability of side-by-side and imperfect recollection tests — Court allowed the originating summons and set aside the Registrar's decision — Trademarks Act 1976

Judges (1)

Edwin Paramjothy a/l Michael Muniandy Delivered

Counsel (5)

Bustaman and Associates Firm Rubachandran and Associates Firm Mahendra Balakrishnan Counsel Plaintiff Rubachandran a/l Govindasamy Counsel Defendant Sanjay Rajaah Kumar Counsel Plaintiff

Parties (2)

House of Zaira Sdn Bhd Respondent Industria De Diseno Textil S.a. (inditex, S.a.) Applicant

Cases Cited (5)

MY (5)

[1997] 2 MLJ 724 [1997] 3 MLRH 835 [2007] 4 MLRH 377 [2019] 2 MLRH 480 [2021] 4 MLRH 235

Judgment

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