SIEMENS INDUSTRY SOFTWARE INC. v INZIGN PTE LTD

Q: Which legislation does [2023] SGHC 50 consider?

The judgment refers to Copyright Act (Cap 63) and Evidence Act (Cap 97). The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.

[2023] SGHC 50 High Court (General Division) 1 March 2023 HC/S 746/2021 46 min read

15 cases cited (8 SG, 7 foreign)

Key facts

Court	High Court (General Division)
Decided	1 March 2023
Judge	Dedar Singh Gill
Charges / claim	Intellectual Property
Counsel	Bird & Bird ATMD LLP, Shook Lin & Bok LLP, Chong Kar Yee Cristel, Jevon Louis, Loy Ming Chuen Brendan, Mok Ho Fai, Sivagnanaratnam Sivananthan, Tan Jing Han, Alvin

Source: [2023] SGHC 50, High Court (General Division), decided 1 March 2023 — eLitigation. Updated 10 July 2026.

Catchwords

Intellectual Property – Copyright – Remedies – Damages Intellectual Property – Copyright – Infringement – Vicarious liability Intellectual Property – Copyright – Infringement – Primary infringement

Practice Areas

Intellectual Property

Judges (1)

Dedar Singh Gill Delivered

Counsel (8)

Bird & Bird ATMD LLP Firm Shook Lin & Bok LLP Firm Chong Kar Yee Cristel Counsel Defendant Jevon Louis Counsel Defendant Loy Ming Chuen Brendan Counsel Plaintiff Mok Ho Fai Counsel Plaintiff Sivagnanaratnam Sivananthan Counsel Plaintiff Tan Jing Han, Alvin Counsel Defendant

Parties (2)

Inzign Pte Ltd Defendant Siemens Industry Software Inc. (formerly known as Siemens Product Lifecycle Management Software Inc) Plaintiff

Case Significance

Siemens Industry Software Inc (formerly known as Siemens Product Lifecycle Management Software Inc) v Inzign Pte Ltd [2023] SGHC 50 was decided by Dedar Singh Gill J in the General Division of the High Court on 1 March 2023, in Suit No 746 of 2021. The plaintiff Siemens, owner of the copyright in commercial software, sued the defendant Inzign Pte Ltd for copyright infringement after, in 2020, its employee Mr Paing Win installed an unauthorised version of the software onto a laptop he found at his workplace and used certain modules for several months before the misconduct was discovered. It was not disputed that Mr Win committed the unauthorised acts, nor did the defendant contest the plaintiff's ownership of the copyright. The case raised primary infringement, vicarious liability and damages under the Copyright Act.

[2023] SGHC 50 explained

SIEMENS INDUSTRY SOFTWARE INC. v INZIGN PTE LTD ([2023] SGHC 50) is a Singapore judgment decided by the High Court (General Division) on 1 March 2023. It is categorised under Intellectual Property. It is a recent decision; within this corpus no later judgment has cited it yet. This page summarises what the reported decision covers and links the primary sources — the full judgment, the statutes it cites, and the other cases it engages with — so the decision can be read in context. It is reference information, not legal advice, and it does not state the outcome or any holding beyond what the official judgment records.

What is [2023] SGHC 50 about?

SIEMENS INDUSTRY SOFTWARE INC. v INZIGN PTE LTD ([2023] SGHC 50) is a High Court (General Division) decision from 2023. Its published catchwords are “Intellectual Property – Copyright – Remedies – Damages”, “Intellectual Property – Copyright – Infringement – Vicarious liability”, and “Intellectual Property – Copyright – Infringement – Primary infringement”, which indicate the subject matter the judgment addresses. The full reasoning and orders are in the judgment itself, linked below.

Which legislation does [2023] SGHC 50 consider?

The judgment refers to Copyright Act (Cap 63) and Evidence Act (Cap 97). The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.

Summary

Siemens Industry Software Inc sued Inzign Pte Ltd for copyright infringement after an Inzign employee installed and used an unauthorised copy of Siemens' NX software on a laptop found at the workplace. With the infringing acts and copyright ownership not disputed, the primary questions were whether Inzign could be held directly or vicariously liable and the quantum of damages. Dedar Singh Gill J found Inzign vicariously liable, assessed damages at $30,574, and granted a permanent injunction restraining further infringement.

What was Siemens Industry Software Inc v Inzign Pte Ltd [2023] SGHC 50 about?

Siemens sued Inzign Pte Ltd in Suit No 746 of 2021 for copyright infringement after Inzign employee Mr Paing Win, in 2020, installed an unauthorised version of Siemens' software on a workplace laptop and used modules for several months. Dedar Singh Gill J heard the matter.

What copyright issues did Siemens v Inzign raise ([2023] SGHC 50)?

The case concerned primary copyright infringement, vicarious liability and damages under the Copyright Act. It was undisputed that employee Mr Paing Win committed the unauthorised acts, and Inzign did not contest Siemens' ownership of the copyright in the software.