IPOH – A shoe dealer was fined RM30,000, in default of a month in jail, by the sessions court here today for selling 1,245 pairs of shoes with the Evisu brand falsely applied last year.
Judge Azizah Ahmad meted out the fine after Poon Yoke Lee, 52, pleaded guilty to the charge.
The court also ordered all the shoes to be forfeited to the Domestic Trade and Living Cost Ministry.
Poon was charged with breaching Section 100 of the Trademarks Act 2019 by selling 1,230 pairs of women’s shoes and 15 pairs of girls’ shoes of various patterns, sizes, and colours that were falsely applied with the Evisu brand, which is a registered trademark.
The offence was committed at the premises of Two Percent Trading Sdn Bhd, Floor 1 Ipoh Parade, Jalan Sultan Abdul Jalil here at about noon on June 9, 2022.
The charge, framed under Section 102 (1)(c) of the Trademark Act 2019 and punishable under Section 102 (1)(i) of the same law, provides for a maximum fine of RM10,000 for each item that uses falsely registered trademarks or imprisonment for up to three years or both, if convicted.
Prosecuting officer from the Domestic Trade and Living Cost Ministry, Muhammad Ridzuan Abd Rahim, prosecuted, while Poon was represented by lawyer Mohd Khairul Fairuz Rahman. – Bernama, March 29, 2023
