Joshua is a litigator who handles cases with complex intellectual property, technology and commercial issues.
He acts for clients in a wide range of intellectual property disputes. He also advises on all aspects of intellectual property protection and enforcement. As counsel, his strength lies in strategizing litigation involving technical experts with diverse science and technology backgrounds. His experience includes obtaining and resisting interim injunctions, search and seizure orders, discovery and site inspection orders, as well as coordinating enforcement raids.
He also represents clients in various commercial and civil disputes involving service agreements, shareholders' agreements, sale and purchase agreements, tenancy agreements, mortgage and loan agreements. His experience in civil litigation includes representing an aboriginal family against a state authority in a land dispute.
Joshua also has experience representing clients in regulatory investigation and prosecution proceedings involving charges under the Control of Supplies Act, the Price Control and Anti-Profiteering Act, the Food Act and the Trade Descriptions Act.
Key Practice Areas
- IP Litigation and Enforcement
- Commercial Litigation
- Civil Litigation
- Regulatory Defence
- Acting for a security system manufacturer and a university as patentees of a vehicle inspection system patent in pursuing claims for patent infringement against two vehicle inspection system suppliers and the government of Malaysia. Successfully obtained reliefs for damages, injunction and a striking out order in the following proceedings:
- Billion Prima Sdn Bhd & Anor v Nuctech Co Ltd & Anor [2017] 10 MLJ 213
- Nuctech Co Ltd v Pan Asiatic Technologies Sdn Bhd & Ors (Powerscan Co Ltd, third party) and another suit [2016] 11 MLJ 474, Powerscan Company Limited v Nuctech Company Limited & Ors (Powerscan Company Limited, third party) and another case [2016] MLJU 280
- iRadar Sdn Bhd v Nuctech Company Limited & Anor [2016] MLJU 1248
- Acted for a generic drug manufacturer and successfully invalidated a drug patent in Winthrop Pharmaceuticals (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd v AstraZeneca UK Limited [2015] 2 MLRH 612, [2015] MLJU 2014.
- Acted for a rubber glove trader and successfully invalidated two registered trademarks in Lim Teck Lee (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd v Longcane Industries Sdn Bhd [2017] MLJU 620.
- Acted for a rubber grip manufacturer and successfully obtained a summary judgment for injunction and damages against an infringer for trademark infringement and passing off.
- Coordinated trademark enforcement raids with the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs for a designer handbag brand owner and an international entertainment merchandise brand owner.
- Advised a Malaysian bus company in its license agreement with an international licensing company for the use of certain logos on buses.
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Acted for the Ombudsman for Financial Services and successfully resisted a judicial review brought by an insurance company against a decision rendered over an insurance claim.
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Acted for a credit rating agency in a shareholders’ dispute and successfully resisted an injunction from restraining a scheme for transfer of shares pursuant to an exception in the shareholders’ agreement.
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Acted for an aboriginal family in a land dispute with a state government in Mesara bin Long Chik dan satu lagi lwn Pengarah Tanah dan Galian Pahang dan lain-lain [2018] MLJU 954.
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Acted for a dietary supplement reviewer and successfully resisted a product defamation claim.
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Acted for a rubber glove manufacturer and successfully resisted a contractual termination claim for RM2,420,211.00 from an ex contractor.
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Acted for a property investment company in a tenancy dispute and successfully obtained an order for double rental and eviction against a supermarket tenant.
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Acted for a Malaysian bank in applications for ship arrest and ship sale involving the recovery of debts and mortgages worth multi-million USD.
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Acted for a Japanese automotive parts maker and a European tax authority in enforcing Anton Piller orders for financial fraud claims.
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Acted for a major Malaysian multinational cooking oil manufacturer and supplier in responding to investigation relating to controlled items under the Control of Supplies Act.
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Acted for a cinema chain operator in defending against a charge on price control and anti-profiteering offence.
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Acted for a hair products trader and successfully obtained an order for acquittal from charges on trade mark related false trade description offence.
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Acted for a beverage producer and successfully obtained an order for acquittal from a charge on prohibited saccharin additive in a beverage product.
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Acted for a canned food manufacturer and successfully obtained an order for acquittal from a charge on prohibited incidental constituent in a seafood product.
Qualifications:
- Patent Agent
- Advocate and Solicitor, High Court of Malaya (2012)
- LL.B (Hons), University of Malaya (2011)
Professional Affiliations:
- President, Licensing Executives Society (LES), Malaysia Chapter, 2024-2025
- Treasurer, Licensing Executives Society (LES), Malaysia Chapter, 2022-2023
- Treasurer, International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI), Malaysia Chapter, 2025-2026
- Committee Member, Malaysian Bar Intellectual Property Committee, 2020-2026
Intellectual Property
- Author, “It’s My Name!”, Skrine’s Insights, 14 June 2021
- Author, “In the Spirit of Attribution”, Skrine’s Legal Insights, Issue 3/2019
- Author, “Drilling Down the Details”, Skrine’s Legal Insights, Issue 2/2018
- Author, “More Than Words?”, Skrine’s Legal Insights, Issue 4/2017
- Author, “A Snippet of Fairness”, Skrine’s Legal Insights, Issue 2/2016
- Author, Malaysian Chapter, The Intellectual Property Review, 4th Edition
- Author, Malaysian Chapter, The Intellectual Property Review, 3rd Edition
- Author, “Spell it Right for Spelling Bee?”, Skrine’s Legal Insights, Issue 2/2014
- Author, “The Tale of the Stick and Coil”, Skrine’s Legal Insights, Issue 3/2013
- Author, “The End of the Evergreens”, Skrine’s Legal Insights, Issue 2/2013
- Author, “The Flip Side of the Coin”, Skrine’s Legal Insights, Issue 4/2012
Delivered the following presentations:
Intellectual Property
- Moderator, Navigating IP Strategies: The Impact of Policy, Politics, and Market Dynamics, LESI YMC Asia Pacific Conference, April 2025
- Speaker, Regulating The Online Marketplace and Intellectual Property Issues Concerning Counterfeit Goods Sold Online, International Malaysia Law Conference, July 2023
- Speaker, Pharmaceutical Industry Regulation and Legislation: Intellectual Property, Pharmaceutical Industry Pharmacists’ Insights, August 2018
- Speaker, Protecting Intangibles: An Introduction to Intellectual Property, Malaysian Bar National Young Lawyers’ Committee Workshop, November 2017