TOWA CORPORATION v ASM TECHNOLOGY SINGAPORE PTE LTD & Anor
Key facts
| Court | High Court (General Division) |
|---|---|
| Decided | |
| Judge | Lee Seiu Kin |
| Charges / claim | Damages, Intellectual Property |
| Counsel | Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP, Joyce A. Tan & Partners LLC, Angie Ng, Foo Maw Jiun, Lakshmanan Anbarazan, Lee Ai Ming, Lim Ying Sin Daniel, Low Chai Chong, Sherman Poon |
Source: [2023] SGHC 99, High Court (General Division), decided — eLitigation. Updated .
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Case Significance
TOWA CORPORATION v ASM TECHNOLOGY SINGAPORE PTE LTD & Anor [2023] SGHC 99 was decided by Lee Seiu Kin J in the General Division of the High Court on 14 April 2023 in Suit No 359 of 2013. Towa Corporation, a Japan-incorporated semiconductor packaging company and registered proprietor of Singapore Patent No 49740, had in an earlier tranche established that the first defendant, ASM Technology Singapore Pte Ltd, was liable for infringing that patent through its IDEALmold moulding machine. This judgment concerned the assessment of the damages to be awarded to Towa for the infringement, with ASM Pacific Technology Limited named as the second defendant.
[2023] SGHC 99 explained
TOWA CORPORATION v ASM TECHNOLOGY SINGAPORE PTE LTD & Anor ([2023] SGHC 99) is a Singapore judgment decided by the High Court (General Division) on 14 April 2023. It is categorised under Damages and 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 99 about?
TOWA CORPORATION v ASM TECHNOLOGY SINGAPORE PTE LTD & Anor ([2023] SGHC 99) is a High Court (General Division) decision from 2023. Its published catchwords are “Damages — Assessment” and “Intellectual Property — Remedies — Damages”, 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 99 consider?
The judgment refers to Civil Law Act (Cap 43), Limitation Act (Cap 163), and Patents Act (Cap 221). The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.
Summary
Following an earlier finding that ASM Technology Singapore Pte Ltd had infringed a semiconductor moulding patent held by Japanese company Towa Corporation, this proceeding concerned the assessment of damages payable to Towa. The General Division of the High Court set out its findings on the components of the award, including machine life expectancy, currency, discount and interest rates, and directed the parties to provide an agreed re-computation of the damages by 12 May 2023, failing which the court would make a final determination.
What was Towa Corporation v ASM Technology Singapore [2023] SGHC 99 about?
In Suit No 359 of 2013, Lee Seiu Kin J assessed the damages payable to Towa Corporation after an earlier tranche found the first defendant, ASM Technology Singapore, liable for infringing Towa's Singapore Patent No 49740 through its IDEALmold machine.
Which patent was infringed in Towa Corporation v ASM Technology Singapore ([2023] SGHC 99)?
Towa Corporation, a Japanese semiconductor packaging company, was the registered proprietor of Singapore Patent No 49740. The first defendant, ASM Technology Singapore Pte Ltd, was found liable in an earlier tranche for infringing that patent via its IDEALmold moulding machine.
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Read the full judgment on the official Singapore Courts portal.
Read on eLitigationSource: eLitigation ([2023] SGHC 99)