13 Apr 2021
Mohammad Hafiz bin Hamidun Kamdar Sdn Berhad
- Citation
- 02(f)-64-10/2020(W) (Mahkamah Persekutuan)
- Court
- f
- Case number
- 02(f)-64-10/2020(W) (Mahkamah Persekutuan)
Where a celebrity has established factual goodwill in a name or indicium, the celebrity (or his licensee/related entity) has locus standi to sue in passing off against a third party misrepresenting that name; corporate form or technical non-joinder cannot defeat such a claim; the Federal Court restored the High Court's finding that the appellant owned the goodwill and allowed the appeal.