POO TRADING IMPORT & EXPORT SDN BHD v B.P. YEW HENG FRUITS SDN BHD PENCELAH 1. ) FRUITGLO SDN. BHD. 2. ) TAM CHEE MING

wa-24ip-33-08-2024 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 23 November 2025 • WA-24IP-33-08/2024 • 91 min read
27 cases cited (0 SG, 27 foreign)

Outcome

Independently, even if the registration had remained valid, the Applicant would have had a complete defence under section 55(2) of the TMA 2019 as a prior continuous user of the unregistered Tangor Panda Mark. h) The counterclaim against the Second Defendant in the Counterclaim is dismissed.

Quoted verbatim from the judgment of High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) (wa-24ip-33-08-2024). Read the full judgment on the official Malaysia Courts portal for the complete decision.

Catchwords

TRADEMARK: Invalidation – Whether applicant is aggrieved person – Whether registration of trademark conclusive – Whether the applicant has the locus standi - s 47, s 53 of the Trademarks Act 2019 TRADEMARK: Invalidation proceedings - Whether the applicant is the first user and common law proprietor of the Tangor Panda Mark – s 47(3) of the Trademarks Act 2019 TRADEMARK: Passing off – Whether goodwill established – Whether there was misrepresentation by the respondent - Whether there would likely be damages TRADEMARK: Registration of trademark – whether the registration of the respondent’s offending mark was obtained by fraud or misrepresentation – s 47(6) of the Trademarks Act 2019 TRADEMARK INFRINGEMENT: Respondent’s counterclaim for trademark infringement - Whether trademarks are similar – Whether likelihood of confusion – s 54 of the Trademarks Act 2019

Practice Areas

Intellectual Property Contract Civil Procedure

Judges (1)

Edwin Paramjothy a/l Michael Muniandy Delivered

Counsel (8)

Adnan Sundra & Low Firm C L Boo & Associates Firm Koh & Teh Law Chamber Firm Amirul Rafie Counsel Defendant Edwin Lim Counsel Defendant Koh Zhe Ping Counsel Defendant Soo An Qi Counsel Plaintiff Steven Cheok Counsel Plaintiff

Parties (4)

B.P. YEW HENG FRUITS Sdn Bhd Respondent FRUITGLO Sdn Bhd Intervener POO TRADING IMPORT & EXPORT Sdn Bhd Applicant Tam Chee Ming Intervener

Statutes Cited

Rules of Court 2012
Trademarks Act 2019
s 47(6)

Cases Cited (27)

UK (1)
[1996] AC 563
MY (26)
[1975] 2 MLJ 213 [1989] 1 CLJ 919 [1993] 1 MLJ 55 [1994] 2 MLJ 770 [1994] 3 CLJ 7 [1996] 3 CLJ 904 [1996] 3 MLJ 7 [1997] 4 MLJ 360 [2007] 4 CLJ 308 [2009] 4 CLJ 749 [2010] 8 MLJ 500 [2012] 10 CLJ 507 [2012] 10 MLJ 244 [2012] 3 CLJ 661 [2015] 4 MLJ 166 [2015] 5 CLJ 364 [2015] 6 MLJ 465 [2016] 8 MLJ 779 [2017] 5 CLJ 133 [2017] 6 MLRH 175 [2018] 1 CLJ 287 [2019] MLJU 1664 [2020] 2 MLJ 771 [2023] MLJU 832 [2024] 9 MLJ 603 [2025] 2 MLRH 422

Judgment

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Source: eJudgment (wa-24ip-33-08-2024)