31 Oct 2022
Veefat Industries (M) Sdn Bhd 1. ) Go Boon Keng 2. ) Shinsu Forklift Parts Sdn Bhd PIHAK KETIGA CHEN CHONG ENG
- Citation
- WA-22IP-17-02/2020 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
- Court
- High Court
- Case number
- WA-22IP-17-02/2020 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
The Plaintiff failed to establish that the claimed proprietary information met the legal criteria for confidentiality and failed to prove that the stock codes and search methods are copyrightable works (they are methods/ideas excluded by s.7(2A) and not artistic/graphic works); consequently the copyright infringement claim fails. The Defendants' defamation counterclaim failed because, although some statements contained falsity and referred to the Defendants, the Defendants did not prove that an ordinary person would understand the statements in a defamatory way causing reputational harm; ther…