F.I.A.L Finanziara Industrie Alto Lario S.p.A v GALPERTI S.R.L.

w-02ipcva-537-03-2022 Court of Appeal (Mahkamah Rayuan) 4 March 2025 • W-02(IPCv)(A)-537-03/2022 • 7 min read

1 cases cited (0 SG, 1 foreign)

Catchwords

Application to oppose the registration of trademark; first use of trademark in Malaysia; whether use by a related or associated company confers a right to the appellant to itself register the mark in Malaysia.

Practice Areas

Judges (3)

Azizul Azmi bin Adnan Delivered Azmi bin Ariffin Coram Che Mohd Ruzima bin Ghazali Coram

Counsel (7)

PC Kok & Co. Firm Shearn Delamore & Co. Firm Indran Shanmuganathan Counsel Appellant Jessica Lim Counsel Appellant Kok Pok Chin Counsel Respondent Ng Pau Chze Counsel Respondent Sim Sook Eng Counsel Appellant

Parties (2)

F.i.a.l Finanziara Industrie Alto Lario S.p.a Appellant Galperti S.r.l Respondent

Case Significance

F.I.A.L Finanziara Industrie Alto Lario S.p.A v GALPERTI S.R.L. is a Court of Appeal (Mahkamah Rayuan) decision dated March 4, 2025 (citation: w-02ipcva-537-03-2022). <p>F.I.A.L. Finanziara Industrie Alto Lario S.p.A., an Italian holding company, appealed the High Court's decision allowing Galperti S.R.L.'s opposition to its trademark application for 'GALPERTI' in Malaysia. The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal, finding that while first use of the trademark in Malaysia was established by subsidiary Officine Nicola Galperti & Figlio S.p.A. through invoices dating back to 1993, there was no evidence that those rights had been assigned or transferred to the a The panel comprised Azizul Azmi bin Adnan, Azmi bin Ariffin and Che Mohd Ruzima bin Ghazali, with Azizul Azmi bin Adnan delivering the judgment. Counsel appearing: Indran Shanmuganathan (counsel for appellant), Jessica Lim (counsel for appellant), Kok Pok Chin (counsel for respondent), Ng Pau Chze (counsel for respondent), Sim Sook Eng (counsel for appellant).

Summary

F.I.A.L. Finanziara Industrie Alto Lario S.p.A., an Italian holding company, appealed the High Court's decision allowing Galperti S.R.L.'s opposition to its trademark application for 'GALPERTI' in Malaysia. The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal, finding that while first use of the trademark in Malaysia was established by subsidiary Officine Nicola Galperti & Figlio S.p.A. through invoices dating back to 1993, there was no evidence that those rights had been assigned or transferred to the appellant.

What was the outcome of F.I.A.L Finanziara Industrie Alto Lario S.p.A v GALPERTI S.R.L.?

<p>F.I.A.L. Finanziara Industrie Alto Lario S.p.A., an Italian holding company, appealed the High Court's decision allowing Galperti S.R.L.'s oppositi...

Cases Cited (1)

MY (1)

[2012] 1 MLJ 585