MAXCARE SUCCESS SDN. BHD. v Motionquest Sdn. Bhd.

w-02ipcvw-1149-07-2023 Court of Appeal (Mahkamah Rayuan) 28 January 2026 • W-02(IPCv)(W)-1149-07/2023 • 16 min read

Outcome

ORDERS [41] We allow the plaintiff’s appeal in part, with costs of RM20,000 here and below, such costs to be subject to an allocatur. We set aside the order of the.

Quoted verbatim from the judgment of Court of Appeal (Mahkamah Rayuan) (w-02ipcvw-1149-07-2023). Read the full judgment on the official Malaysia Courts portal for the complete decision.

Catchwords

Trademark infringement; passing off; whether reposting of the offending mark on the defendant's Facebook page amounted to "use in the course of trade"; the scope and application of the deeming provision in section 54(4) of the Trademarks Act 2019.

Practice Areas

Intellectual Property

Judges (3)

Alwi bin Abdul Wahab Coram Azizul Azmi bin Adnan Delivered Che Mohd Ruzima bin Ghazali Coram

Counsel (5)

Hisham Yoong – KC Lim Firm Natasha & Co. Firm Nur Dianah Mohamed Zubir Counsel Appellant Reza Natasha Redzawan Counsel Appellant Tee Kuo Ying Counsel Respondent

Parties (2)

MAXCARE SUCCESS Sdn Bhd Appellant Motionquest Sdn Bhd Respondent

Statutes Cited

Rules of Court 2012
Trademarks Act 2019
s 54(2) s 54(2)(b) s 54(4)

Judgment

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Source: eJudgment (w-02ipcvw-1149-07-2023)