NG SAY KEONG v JIA LE ALUMINIUM PTE. LTD. & Anor

[2025] SGHC 243 High Court (General Division) 5 December 2025 • HC/OC 155/2024 • 65 min read

27 cases cited (22 SG, 5 foreign)

Catchwords

Intellectual Property — Patents and inventions — Invalidity Intellectual Property — Patents and inventions — Infringement Intellectual Property — Trade marks and trade names — Passing off — Misrepresentation

Practice Areas

Intellectual Property

Judges (1)

Dedar Singh Gill Delivered

Counsel (6)

Chow Ng Partnership Firm Gateway Law Corporation Firm Annie Dai Jingwen Counsel Plaintiff Chow Weng Weng Counsel Defendant Chua Yung Guang Mitchel Counsel Plaintiff Ng Chee Weng Counsel Plaintiff

Parties (3)

9 Power Aluminium & Glass Pte Ltd Defendant Jia Le Aluminium Pte Ltd Defendant Ng Say Keong Plaintiff

Case Significance

[2025] SGHC 243 is a High Court (General Division) decision dated 5 December 2025 concerning Intellectual Property, specifically addressing patents and inventions and trade marks and trade names. The judgment was delivered by Dedar Singh Gill. The case was brought by Ng Say Keong (plaintiff) against 9 Power Aluminium & Glass Pte Ltd and others (defendant). Legal representation was provided by Gateway Law Corporation and Chow Ng Partnership. The judgment cites 27 cases (22 Singapore, 5 foreign) and references 1 statutory provision, namely the Patents Act.

Summary

A sole proprietor of a door manufacturing business sued two related companies for patent infringement and passing off involving an innovative door design. The court found the patent valid but not infringed, as the defendants' door design fell outside the patent claims, but held that the defendants engaged in intentional passing off by showing a genuine sample of the claimant's door to customers and then supplying their own inferior product.

What was decided in [2025] SGHC 243?

[2025] SGHC 243 (NG SAY KEONG v JIA LE ALUMINIUM PTE. LTD. & Anor) is a High Court (General Division) decision from 5 December 2025 addressing Intellectual Property, specifically patents and inventions and trade marks and trade names. The judgment was delivered by Dedar Singh Gill.

Who were the parties in NG SAY KEONG v JIA LE ALUMINIUM PTE. LTD. & Anor?

The plaintiff in [2025] SGHC 243 was Ng Say Keong, and the defendant was 9 Power Aluminium & Glass Pte Ltd, Jia Le Aluminium Pte Ltd. Legal representation included Gateway Law Corporation and Chow Ng Partnership. The case was decided on 5 December 2025 in the High Court (General Division).

Which judge decided [2025] SGHC 243?

[2025] SGHC 243 was delivered by Dedar Singh Gill in the High Court (General Division) on 5 December 2025. The case concerned Intellectual Property.

What cases and statutes does [2025] SGHC 243 cite?

[2025] SGHC 243 cites 27 prior decisions, including 5 from foreign jurisdictions. It references Patents Act.

Statutes Cited

Patents Act (Cap 221)

s 17(1) s 69(1) s 80(1)(a)

Cases Cited (27)

SG (1)

[2023] SGHC 156

SLR (21)

[1991] 1 SLR(R) 903 [2000] 1 SLR(R) 687 [2000] 2 SLR(R) 708 [2001] 2 SLR(R) 326 [2005] 1 SLR(R) 177 [2008] 1 SLR(R) 335 [2009] 3 SLR(R) 216 [2010] 2 SLR 724 [2013] 2 SLR 495 [2013] 2 SLR 941 [2014] 1 SLR 911 [2015] 2 SLR 825 [2016] 3 SLR 517 [2016] 4 SLR 86 [2018] 1 SLR 856 [2018] 2 SLR 940 [2018] 3 SLR 1334 [2018] 5 SLR 180 [2019] 1 SLR 645 [2023] 1 SLR 987 [2024] 5 SLR 1435

UK (5)

[1901] AC 217 [1913] AC 624 [1990] 1 All ER 873 [2005] EWCA Civ 267 [2009] UKHL 12

Judgment

Read the full judgment on the official Singapore Courts portal.

Read on eLitigation

Source: eLitigation ([2025] SGHC 243)