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Topic

Design rights

Legal area

Court

30 Sept 2009

LEE YUEN HOUSEWARES CO LTD v. STAR-TARGET INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT LTD AND ANOTHER

Citation

LEE YUEN HOUSEWARES CO LTD v. STAR-TARGET INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT LTD AND ANOTHER
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCA710/2007

Summary judgment was refused because genuine factual disputes and plausible defences existed as to the scoop (possible prior market availability and supplier sourcing), the tea bag holder (inability to compare lost original drawings with pleaded work and contested chronology), and the timer (issue of alleged joint ownership requiring factual resolution); the court therefore granted unconditional leave to the 1st defendant to defend rather than enter summary judgment.
19 Nov 1979

SONCA INDUSTRIES LTD v. TONG PAK-KI AND ANOTHER

Citation

SONCA INDUSTRIES LTD v. TONG PAK-KI AND ANOTHER
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCA4322/1979

The interlocutory application for a wide interim injunction was refused because on the balance of convenience damages would adequately compensate the plaintiff if it succeeded at trial, whereas an injunction would unduly cripple the defendants; the refusal was made subject to undertakings by Mr. Fung and/or Royce to be responsible for any damages awarded against the 1st defendant and Mr. Fung's offered undertaking and guarantee were accepted as adequate.