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Trade marks [2025] HKCFI 1133

BUILDTECH ENTERPRISE INTERNATIONAL LTD AND OTHERS v. OK CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS (SUPPLY) CO LTD

The Court of First Instance invalidated OK Construction Materials’ trade mark for bad faith, finding the mark was filed to target competitors in the OK Angle Beads trade.

  • Invalidity of trade mark
  • Bad faith (s 11(5)(b) tmo)
  • Distinctiveness
  • Descriptive signs
  • Customary practice in trade
  • Evidential assessment
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Intellectual property [2024] HKCFI 3482

VOGEL INDUSTRIES (M) SDN BHD v. VOGELSITZE GMBH AND OTHERS

The court refused to strike out a copyright claim over bus seat design drawings, but held the pleadings were confusing and granted leave to amend.

  • Copyright infringement
  • Originality
  • Strike out application
  • Registered design invalidation
  • Amendment of pleadings
  • Costs
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Intellectual property BABYZEN v. ZHONGSHAN YUYU BABY PRODUCTS CO LTD

BABYZEN v. ZHONGSHAN YUYU BABY PRODUCTS CO LTD

The court revoked a registered design for a baby stroller, finding it lacked novelty over prior registered designs and granting strike out of the infringement action.

  • Registered design
  • Novelty
  • Revocation
  • Summary judgment
  • Abuse of process
  • Registered-design
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Intellectual property SMART TRIKE MNF. PTE. LTD AND ANOTHER v. FUNG KWOK HOI AND ANOTHER

SMART TRIKE MNF. PTE. LTD AND ANOTHER v. FUNG KWOK HOI AND ANOTHER

Summary judgment was granted for the 1st plaintiff in a Hong Kong IP dispute over children’s tricycles, after the defendants failed to show triable issues on licence, originality, or knowledge.

  • Trade mark infringement
  • Copyright infringement
  • Registered design infringement
  • Primary vs secondary infringement
  • Summary judgment
  • Licence/consent defence
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Intellectual property BURBERRY ASIA LTD v. SANTA ROBERTA POLO & RACQUET CLUB INT\'L LTD

BURBERRY ASIA LTD v. SANTA ROBERTA POLO & RACQUET CLUB INT\'L LTD

The court revoked 15 registered designs for lack of novelty and granted an injunction to prevent further applications for the same or similar designs.

  • Revocation of registered designs
  • Novelty and prior publication
  • Abuse of the registration system
  • Identity of designs
  • Registered-designs
  • Novelty
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Intellectual property BURBERRY ASIA LTD v. POLO SANTA ROBERTA LTD

BURBERRY ASIA LTD v. POLO SANTA ROBERTA LTD

The Court of Appeal dismissed Burberry Asia Limited’s appeal and upheld revocation of three registered check designs, awarding costs to the respondent.

  • Revocation
  • Prior publication
  • Confusing similarity
  • Registration invalidation
  • Costs
  • Registered-designs
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Intellectual property BURBERRY ASIA LTD v. POLO SANTA ROBERTA LTD

BURBERRY ASIA LTD v. POLO SANTA ROBERTA LTD

A court revoked three registered designs after finding them not novel in light of prior publication of the Burberry Check pattern.

  • Novelty
  • Prior publication
  • Revocation of registered designs
  • Design comparison
  • Registered-designs
  • Prior-publication
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Intellectual property RE STAR INDUSTRIAL CO LTD

RE STAR INDUSTRIAL CO LTD

The Court of First Instance granted Star Industrial’s motion to revoke two registered designs, holding the designs lacked novelty because the products had been put on sale before filing.

  • Revocation of registered design
  • Novelty
  • Publication prior to registration
  • Adjournment applications
  • Registered-design
  • Revocation
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Intellectual property DYNASTY ELECTRONICS LTD v. MAP INTERNATIONAL MARKETING LTD

DYNASTY ELECTRONICS LTD v. MAP INTERNATIONAL MARKETING LTD

The court granted summary judgment on a registered design claim, holding the defendant had notice of the design and failed to show an innocent infringer defence.

  • Registered design infringement
  • Innocent infringer
  • Summary judgment
  • Injunctions
  • Damages enquiry
  • Registered-design-infringement
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Intellectual property ELSTER METERING LTD v. BILLIONS LTD

ELSTER METERING LTD v. BILLIONS LTD

The court revoked two registered designs for a water meter and its internal measuring chamber, finding the first inadequately disclosed and both lacking novelty.

  • Registrability of design
  • Novelty/anticipation
  • Inherent jurisdiction/rectification
  • Functional exclusion from design protection
  • Adequacy of representation of design
  • Registered-designs
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