EAST COAST PODIATRY CENTRE PTE. LTD. v FAMILY PODIATRY CENTRE PTE. LTD.
Outcome
Appeal dismissedwe dismiss the appeal.
Source: [2025] SGCA 28, Court of Appeal, decided 19 June 2025. Read directly from the judgment.
Key facts
| Court | Court of Appeal |
|---|---|
| Decided | |
| Judges | Andrew Phang Boon Leong, Steven Chong, Sundaresh Menon |
| Charges / claim | Intellectual Property |
| Outcome | Appeal dismissed |
| Counsel | Faculty of Law, Singapore Management University, Hin Tat Augustine & Partners, RCL Chambers Law Corporation, Ravindran Associates LLP, Chan Wenqiang, Choo Zheng Xi, Donaven Foo, Elizabeth Anne Shuet Yan Boey, Gordon Ionwy David Llewelyn, Mohamed Zikri bin Mohamed Muzammil, Stella Ng Yu Xin |
Source: [2025] SGCA 28, Court of Appeal, decided — eLitigation. Updated .
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Case Significance
[2025] SGCA 28 is a Court of Appeal decision dated 19 June 2025 concerning Intellectual Property, specifically addressing trade marks and trade names. The judgment was delivered by Sundaresh Menon, with Andrew Phang Boon Leong and Steven Chong on the coram. The case was brought by East Coast Podiatry Centre Pte Ltd (appellant) against Family Podiatry Centre Pte Ltd (respondent). Legal representation was provided by RCL Chambers Law Corporation and Hin Tat Augustine & Partners. The judgment cites 14 cases (10 Singapore, 4 foreign) and references 1 statutory provision, namely the Trade Marks Act.
[2025] SGCA 28 explained
EAST COAST PODIATRY CENTRE PTE. LTD. v FAMILY PODIATRY CENTRE PTE. LTD. ([2025] SGCA 28) is a Singapore judgment decided by the Court of Appeal on 19 June 2025. 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 [2025] SGCA 28 about?
EAST COAST PODIATRY CENTRE PTE. LTD. v FAMILY PODIATRY CENTRE PTE. LTD. ([2025] SGCA 28) is a Court of Appeal decision from 2025. Its published catchwords are “Intellectual Property — Trade marks and trade names — Infringement — Internet usage”, which indicate the subject matter the judgment addresses. The full reasoning and orders are in the judgment itself, linked below.
Which legislation does [2025] SGCA 28 consider?
The judgment refers to Trade Marks Act (Cap 332). The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.
What earlier Singapore cases does [2025] SGCA 28 cite?
Among the in-corpus authorities it refers to are [2024] SGHC 102. The complete list of cases cited, and of later cases that cite this decision, is shown on this page.
Summary
East Coast Podiatry Centre sued Family Podiatry Centre for trade mark infringement over the respondent's use of phrases such as 'east coast podiatry' and 'Podiatrist East Coast' in Google Ads internet advertisements. The key issue was whether the respondent's use of these signs in sponsored search results infringed the appellant's registered composite mark under the Trade Marks Act. The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal, finding no trade mark infringement in the respondent's use of the signs in internet advertising.
What was decided in [2025] SGCA 28?
[2025] SGCA 28 (EAST COAST PODIATRY CENTRE PTE. LTD. v FAMILY PODIATRY CENTRE PTE. LTD.) is a Court of Appeal decision from 19 June 2025 addressing Intellectual Property, specifically trade marks and trade names. The judgment was delivered by Sundaresh Menon.
Who were the parties in EAST COAST PODIATRY CENTRE PTE. LTD. v FAMILY PODIATRY CENTRE PTE. LTD. ([2025] SGCA 28)?
The appellant in [2025] SGCA 28 was East Coast Podiatry Centre Pte Ltd, and the respondent was Family Podiatry Centre Pte Ltd. Legal representation included Hin Tat Augustine & Partners and Faculty of Law, Singapore Management University. The case was decided on 19 June 2025 in the Court of Appeal.
Which judge decided [2025] SGCA 28?
[2025] SGCA 28 was delivered by Sundaresh Menon in the Court of Appeal on 19 June 2025. Andrew Phang Boon Leong and Steven Chong also sat on the coram. The case concerned Intellectual Property.
What cases and statutes does [2025] SGCA 28 cite?
[2025] SGCA 28 cites 14 prior decisions, including 4 from foreign jurisdictions. It references Trade Marks Act.
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Judgment
Read the full judgment on the official Singapore Courts portal.
Read on eLitigationSource: eLitigation ([2025] SGCA 28)