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- Battle Royal(e): Use of Trademarks Beyond Sales Representative Agreement Constitutes Infringement and Passing Off; SCC Dismisses Appeal
This case serves as a good reminder for licensees to carefully review trademark license provisions in sales representative, product distribution and similar agreements for their specific terms relating to permitted use of relevant trademarks – and to consider the risks of using such trademarks outs … Read more »
- CIPO targets Canadian trademark prosecution backlog
The Canadian Intellectual Property Office has issued two new Practice Notices aimed and reducing the current lengthy time for examination of trademark applications filed directly in Canada under the non-Madrid system for international registration. Read more … Read more »
- Wheat Kings and Alleged Wrongdoings: The Tragically Hip Sues Mill Street over “100th Meridian” Beer
On February 9, 2021, THE Incorporated – better known as “The Tragically Hip” or “The Hip” – filed a Statement of Claim (the “Claim”) in Canada’s Federal Court, alleging trademark infringement, copyright infringement, passing off, and other causes of action… Read more … Read more »
- Bricks and Mortar or Online Order? Federal Court of Appeal decides what Constitutes Trademark “Use” in Association with Hotel Services
Over the last few decades, Courts in Canada have grappled with whether “hotel services” and “motel services” can be performed in Canada in the absence of physical hotel premises in the country. In its decision in Hilton Worldwide Holding LLP… Read more … Read more »
- CIPO Issues Blanket Extension to Trademark Deadlines (Again): Until August 31, 2020
After previously announcing what was supposed to have been the final (for now) blanket extension of time, the Canadian Intellectual Property Office has made yet one further automatic extension, effectively until August 31, 2020. This is to account both for… Read more … Read more »