25 Jan 2016
ACRON INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGY LTD v. CHAN YIU WAI AND ANOTHER
- Citation
- ACRON INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGY LTD v. CHAN YIU WAI AND ANOTHER
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCA1709/2010
The court held that the PRC invention was made in the course of the 2nd defendant’s normal duties and that an invention might reasonably be expected to result from those duties, so the invention belongs to the plaintiff under s57 PO; the plaintiff failed against the 1st defendant because his duties were managerial/administrative and not to innovate; alleged invention policy was rejected; no basis for damages or account of profits; equitable and contractual breaches established against both but relief confined to assignment from the 2nd defendant and costs as ordered.