RICKEED INDUSTRIES LTD AND ANOTHER V. HONG KONG TOHKOH COMPANY LTD

[2026] HKCA 105 Court of Appeal 2 February 2026 • CACV72/2022 • 22 min read

1 cases cited (0 HK, 1 foreign)

Outcome

Appeal allowed

we allow the appeal and set aside the Judgment.

Source: [2026] HKCA 105, Court of Appeal, decided 2 February 2026. Read directly from the judgment.

Judges (3)

Au Coram Barma Coram G Lam Coram

Counsel (6)

Cheung & Co Firm Robert Lee Law Offices Firm Colin Wright Counsel Defendant Jacqueline KK Chan Counsel Defendant Kev L H Wan Counsel Plaintiff Queenie W S Ng Counsel Plaintiff

Parties (3)

Gredmann Technology (Shenzhen) Co Ltd Plaintiff Hong Kong Tohkoh Company Limited Defendant Rickeed Industries Limited Plaintiff

Case Significance

Rickeed Industries Ltd and Another v. Hong Kong Tohkoh Company Ltd [2026] HKCA 105 is a Court of Appeal decision dated 2 February 2026. The Court of Appeal held: "we allow the appeal and set aside the Judgment," drawing on the Court of First Instance decision [2022] HKCFI 106.

Summary

Rickeed Industries and Gredmann Technology appealed against a judgment finding Hong Kong Tohkoh Company liable for copyright infringement of engineering drawings used in a waste sorting facility project. After hearing on 17 October 2023, the Court of Appeal allowed the defendant's appeal and dismissed the plaintiffs' copyright infringement claim, with a nisi costs order that the plaintiffs pay the defendant's costs.

What did the Court of Appeal decide in Rickeed Industries Ltd and Another v. Hong Kong Tohkoh Company Ltd [2026] HKCA 105?

The Court of Appeal held: "we allow the appeal and set aside the Judgment," in a decision dated 2 February 2026 that drew on the earlier Court of First Instance decision [2022] HKCFI 106.