CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY LTD v. VIDEOCOM TECHNOLOGY LTD

CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY LTD v. VIDEOCOM TECHNOLOGY LTD

There was no bona fide defence: unchallenged documentary and sample evidence (invoices bearing SCCRE001080, counterfeit sample examinations, the 2nd defendant's quotation) and implausible denials meant no real prospect of trial. The defendants were inferentially acting in common design. Therefore summary judgment was entered for passing off and trademark infringement and injunctive and ancillary relief (discovery, delivery up, enquiry as to damages) was granted.

Citation
CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY LTD v. VIDEOCOM TECHNOLOGY LTD
Parties
Plaintiff: Creative Technology Limited; 1st Defendant: Videocom Technology Limited; 2nd Defendant: Techcom System Limited
Court
Court of First Instance
Jurisdiction
Hong Kong
Judgment Date
21 February 2003
Case Number
HCA1434/2002
Procedural Posture
Passing Off and Trademark Infringement (intellectual Property) / Order 14 Summary Judgment Application (chambers Decision)
Outcome
Judgment entered for plaintiff against 1st and 2nd defendants for passing off and trademark infringement; injunction granted; further discovery and delivery up ordered; enquiry as to damages elected; costs to be determined (order nisi).
Legal Topics
Injunction, Discovery, Anton Piller, Damages, Common Design/joint Liability, Summary Judgment
Source Language
EN
Intellectual Property Trademark Law Passing Off Copyright Civil Procedure Injunction Discovery Anton Piller +3 more

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Parties

Creative Technology Limited

Plaintiff

Videocom Technology Limited

1st Defendant

Techcom System Limited

2nd Defendant

Procedural Posture

Passing Off and Trademark Infringement (intellectual Property) / Order 14 Summary Judgment Application (chambers Decision)

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether defendants liable for passing off
  2. 2 Whether defendants infringed registered trademarks
  3. 3 Whether there are triable issues sufficient to resist summary judgment under Order 14, r.3

Ratio Decidendi

There was no bona fide defence: unchallenged documentary and sample evidence (invoices bearing SCCRE001080, counterfeit sample examinations, the 2nd defendant's quotation) and implausible denials meant no real prospect of trial. The defendants were inferentially acting in common design. Therefore summary judgment was entered for passing off and trademark infringement and injunctive and ancillary relief (discovery, delivery up, enquiry as to damages) was granted.

Court Disposition

Judgment entered for plaintiff against 1st and 2nd defendants for passing off and trademark infringement; injunction granted; further discovery and delivery up ordered; enquiry as to damages elected; costs to be determined (order nisi).

Orders

  • Enter judgment for plaintiff against Videocom Technology Limited and Techcom System Limited in respect of passing off and trade mark infringement
  • Grant injunction in usual form restraining the defendants from dealing in, selling, offering for sale or distributing the infringing/counterfeit goods and from using the plaintiff's marks or confusingly similar indicia