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MALAYSIA Trademarks: Test for Genericism is Territorial in Nature




By Clara YIP - Date : 2010-08-02 - Country : MALAISIE - Subject : Litigations - IP Field : Industrial Property


Lockheed Martin Corp v Raytheon Co [2010] 7 MLJ 624

The applicant, Lockheed Martin Corporation was unsuccessful in expunging the respondent, Raytheon Company’s trademark “PAVEWAY” in respect of laser-guided bomb (“LGB”) kits from the Register.

The applicant claimed that “PAVEWAY” was directly descriptive of LGB kits and hence, contradicts s 10(1)(d) of the Trade Marks Act 1976 (“the Act”), and was also non-distinctive pursuant to s 10(1)(e) read with s 10(2A) of the Act. On that basis, the applicant being an aggrieved person, brought the expungement proceedings under s 45(1) of the Act alleging that [...]

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