A Clearly Descriptive Engineering Trademark
Federal Court dismissed an appeal of the Trade-mark Opposition Board’s refusal to register the mark ENGINEERING EXCELLENCE IS OUR HERITAGE
Trademark Evidentiary Issues / Colour as a Trademark
JTI Macdonald TM Corp. v. Imperial Tobacco Products Limited, a recent decision of the Federal Court, includes interesting findings regarding the introduction of additional evidence ... Continued
A Professional Designation Can Be A Certification Mark: Canada’s Federal Court
Federal Court held a professional designation could function as a certification mark, though not on facts at hand
Trademark Interlocutory Injunction Denied
A recent decision of the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal, setting aside the interlocutory injunction granted by the Chambers judge, illustrates how difficult it is to ... Continued
No Trademark Monopoly: Red Horse / Black Horse
In January 2013 the Federal Court considered whether an ordinary beer drinking consumer, on hearing the words RED HORSE, would likely think that RED HORSE ... Continued
Invoices Evidencing Use and Abandoning Use of Trademarks
A decision from the Federal Court of Appeal, Iwasaki Electric Co. Ltd. v. Hortilux Schreder B.V, provides some useful commentary regarding invoices as evidence of ... Continued
Engineering a Successful Trademark Opposition: Canada’s Federal Court finds that KELLY ENGINEERING RESOURCES mark is deceptively misdescriptive
Federal Court reversed TMOB decision, held KELLY ENGINEERING RESOURCES trade-mark application was not registrable
Affidavit Struck: US Trademark Decision Not to Be Used as Evidence
Federal Court struck evidence on interlocutory application
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
“Bad Faith” Decisions Bad News for Trademark Applicants?
Article by Jeffrey Vicq originally published on the Ipilogue regarding trademark prosecution comparisons between the US and Canada
A Confusing Trademark VIBE
Federal Court set aside decision of TMOB and allowed opposition to appliation to register VIBETRAIN mark
Malcolm Parry’s VANCOUVER LIFE Fails to Impress Federal Court
The Federal Court recently issued its decision in Sim & McBurney v. Malcolm Parry. This case was an appeal by Sim & McBurney from a ... Continued