Cascades Declaws ROYALE Kittens’ Demand For Provisional Injunction
On January 9, 2016, the Quebec Superior Court dismissed Irving Consumer Product’s demand for a provisional injunction seeking to enjoin Cascades from... Read More
First Impression for Internet Confusion Occurs At Search Results Page – BCCA
On January 26, 2017, the BCCA granted Vancouver Community College’s appeal and held that it’s passing off claim against Vancouver Career College... Read More
A Swiss (trademark) Miss – Wenger’s Infringement and Passing Off Claims Dismissed
On March 24, 2016, Justice St-Louis dismissed Wenger’s application for trademark infringement against Travelway and passing off based on following registered trademarks... Read More
Hey Trademark Infringer You’re No Friend of Mine – Mister Transmission obtains injunction against Master Transmission
Responsive Brands operates throughout Canada as “Mister Transmission”. Responsive Brands is the owner of Canadian Trademark 239,868 for MISTER TRANSMISSION registered in... Read More
Federal Court cannot by its own motion punt copyright claim to more convenient forum
In Sadhu Singh Hamdard Trust v Navsun Holdings Ltd, 2014 FC 1139, the Federal Court dismissed the plaintiff’s claims of copyright and... Read More
Federal Court Dismisses Trade Mark Infringement Suit: No Actual Confusion of Co-Existing Marks
In Scott Technologies, Inc. v. 783825 Alberta Ltd., 2015 FC 1336, Justice Zinn dismissed all of the plaintiff’s allegations of trademarks infringement... Read More
BCFIT Trade-Mark Infringed and Passed Off, with a Side of Defamation
In British Columbia Recreation and Parks Association v. Zakharia [2015] BCSC 1650, Justice Funt of the British Columbia Supreme Court found the... Read More
Keyword Advertising of Competitor’s Mark Is Not Passing Off
In Vancouver Community College v. Vancouver Career College (Burnaby) Inc., 2015 BCSC 1470, Justice Affleck dismissed a passing off action action based... Read More