Teachers Get Schooled In Trademarks – Again
In a previous post, we reported on a Federal Court of Canada decision, upholding the decision of the Registrar of Trademarks to refuse registration of the mark TEACHERS ... Continued
A Tale of Two Trademark Appeals
Court considered what constitutes “use” in two cases
Certification Marks: Decision Affirmed by Court of Appeal
Federal Court of Appeal affirmed Federal Court’s decision decision regarding HALLOUMI as a certification mark
CIPO Approves New Wares and Services Descriptions
CIPO announced approval of over 500 new or changed wares (goods) and services descriptions in its online Wares and Services Manual
Supreme Court Has Spoken On Confusion
Following up on a couple of earlier posts on this topic, the Supreme Court of Canada has this morning handed down its decision in the ... Continued
CIPO Wares and Services Manual Contracts Again
CIPO announced discovery that a number of the entries it added to the Wares and Services Manual as a result of Canada’s participation in the drade-mark identification harmonization project
Bigger! Better! Wares and Services Manual Expands
CIPO has approved and activiated more than 12,000 new entries in the Wares and Services Manual
Trademark Summary Expungement Proceedings: Evidentiary Issues
In 1459243 Ontario Ltd. v. Eva Gabor International, Ltd., the Federal Court set aside the Registrar’s decision expunging a trademark under section 45 of the ... Continued
Certification Mark Under the Trade-marks Act Refused: Evidence of Use by Others
Federal Court set aside two decisions of the Registrar, allowed a third to stand in part regarding the certification mark HALLOUMI
Expungement: A Poisoned Trademark – for Both Parties
Plaintiffs sought expungement of Canadian trade-mark FUSION and declaration that defendants had breached s. 7(a) of the Trade-marks Act
Feud Over Family Name Spills Into Federal Court
Federal Court ordered expungement of STENNER mark on basis that it was not distinctive
When Prior Use is not Prior Use
In an update to an earlier post, the Supreme Court of Canada has recently granted leave to appeal in the case of Masterpiece Inc. v. Alavida ... Continued