30 Oct 2019
1. DNC ASIATIC HOLDINGS SDN BHD 2. DEMAK MARKETING SDN BHD 3. DEMAK MOTOR CORPORATION SDN BHD HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Citation
- W-02(IPCV)(W)-2376-12/2016 (Mahkamah Rayuan)
- Court
- IPCV
- Case number
- W-02(IPCV)(W)-2376-12/2016 (Mahkamah Rayuan)
The Court of Appeal dismissed Appeal 2 and affirmed the High Court: copyright in the EX-5 two-dimensional drawings and the three-dimensional EX-5 motorcycle subsisted in Malaysia from 1 October 1990; Honda owned the copyright by virtue of authorship established through evidence (PW1 testimony and s.42 statutory declaration/true copies and assignment from Honda R&D) and employee-employer rules (s.26(2)); the Defendants failed to adduce positive evidence to rebut the s.42 prima facie case; the three-dimensional work remained protected given the saving provisions of the amending Act; therefore t…