JUDGMENT

Azizah Nawawi JCA:

Introduction

[1] This is an appeal against the decision of the learned High Court Judge in dismissing the appellant/plaintiff's application for summary judgment against the respondent/defendant.

[2] The plaintiff's cause of action against the defendant is for copyright infringement of its computer program known as NX12 and its license file (the "Software").

[3] We have allowed the plaintiff's application for summary judgment and these are the grounds for our decision.

The Salient Facts

[4] The Software was registered in the name of Siemens Product Lifecycle Management Software Inc in the Copyright Office of the United States of America on 7 November 2017 (see Exh "NYY-11" for the Certificate of Registration).

[5] Siemens Product Lifecycle Management Software Inc changed its name to SIEMENS INDUSTRY SOFTWARE INC, (the plaintiff) on 27 September 2019 via a Name Change Certificate issued by the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware (see Exh "NYY-1" for the Name Change Certificate).