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Expungement: A Poisoned Trademark – for Both Parties
In JAG Flocomponents N.A. Inc. v. Archmetal Industries the Plaintiffs sought expungement of the Canadian trademark FUSION, as well as a declaration that the Defendants had breached section 7(a) of the Trade-marks Act. The trademark was registered for use in association with ball valves for industrial use and use was claimed since as least as early as September, [...]
Beer, Trademarks and the Jurisdiction of the Opposition Board
Molson Canada 2005 v. Anheuser-Busch, Incorporated, a decision of the Federal Court and another case in an ongoing “beer war”, provides an interesting analysis of the jurisdiction of the Opposition Board. The Opponent before the Opposition Board, Molson, through a predecessor in title, held the registered trademark for the label for Standard Lager: (“the Standard [...]
Stripes Applied to Toothpaste: A Registrable Trademark
In Procter & Gamble Inc. v. Colgate-Palmolive Canada Inc. the Federal Court agreed with the Opposition Board that none of the six grounds advanced by Procter & Gamble, the opponent, could succeed against Colgate-Palmolive’s application to register its Striped Toothpaste Design – Green/White/Blue Stripes (the “Design”). Three of the grounds advanced are of interest: (1) [...]
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