The Case of Alustil Sdn Bhd v Vitally Sdn Bhd
In the case of Alustil Sdn Bhd vs Vitally Sdn Bhd, where Alustil sued Vitally for copyright infringement on their technical drawing of its shelf profile. This discusses and argues on the case of brand violation regarding a subject matter that's under industrial design The plaintiff claims it as copyright infringement under section 7(5) of the Copyright Act 1987 and claims that the copyright is a registered industrial design. The design of the defendant’s ‘violating shelf profile’ closely resembles or replicates the work and shape similar to the plaintiff's registered industrial design. However, the defendant argued that the plaintiff’s claim has two aspects: The defendant’s violation shelf profile breaches the plaintiff’s copyright. The profile is similar to the plaintiff's registered design. Considering Section 7(5) of the Copyright Act 1987, i...
