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Intellectual property 2025 FC 27

Sea Two v C-Town

The Federal Court found C-Tow had prior use of the C-Tow marks, Sea Tow knew of that use before adopting its marks, and Sea Tow’s registrations were invalid in part.

  • Trademark registration
  • Incontestability
  • Distinctiveness
  • Bad faith
  • Confusion
  • Chain of title
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Intellectual property 2024 FC 2028

Remitbee Incorporated v. Remitly Inc.

The Federal Court consolidated two trademark appeal proceedings between Remitbee and Remitly on a common record and awarded Remitbee $5,000 in costs.

  • Trademark registration
  • Consolidation of proceedings
  • Evidence
  • Costs
  • Trademark-registration
  • Consolidation-of-proceedings
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Intellectual property 2023 FC 179

Master Saddles Inc. v. Moffat & Co.

On a de novo appeal under s. 56 of the Trademarks Act, the Court partially reinstated trademark registrations for specified horse tack goods and sale services, but not briefcases as goods or trade services.

  • Trademark registration
  • Use requirement under s.45 tma
  • Reinstatement of goods/services
  • Evidence and materiality
  • Standard of review
  • Trademark-registration
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Intellectual property 2020 FC 367

Pentastar Transport Ltd. v. FCA US LLC

Federal Court dismisses Pentastar Transport Ltd.’s appeal from a Trademarks Registrar decision, finding no palpable and overriding error on intent to use.

  • Intent to use
  • Evidential burden
  • Trademark registration
  • Standard of review
  • Costs
  • Trademark-opposition
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Intellectual property 2018 FC 312

Weldpro Limited v. Weldworld Corp.

The Federal Court dismissed Weldpro’s passing off application, finding no proof of goodwill, misrepresentation, or damage under paragraph 7(b) of the Trade-marks Act.

  • Passing off
  • Trademark registration
  • Corporate veil (lifting)
  • Costs
  • Passing-off
  • Trade-mark-registration
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Intellectual property 2018 FC 258

Holding Benjamin et Edmond de Rothschild v. Canada (Attorney General)

Federal Court dismissed an appeal from a trademark refusal, holding that fresh evidence did not justify correctness review and that confusion with ROTHSCHILD remained reasonable.

  • Likelihood of confusion
  • Trademark registration
  • Standard of review
  • Fresh evidence (s.56(5))
  • Coexistence/consent letters
  • Trademark-confusion
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Intellectual property 2018 FC 169

Clearview Plumbing & Heatings Ltd. v. Clockwork IP, LLC

Federal Court dismissed a trademark damages trial and awarded no damages to either side, finding no proven economic loss and no basis for punitive damages.

  • Damages
  • Punitive damages
  • Infringement
  • Set-off
  • Trademark registration
  • Trademark-damages
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Intellectual property 2016 FC 212

La Dehesa, s.a.s. v. Laboratoire Home Institut Paris, s.a.s.

The Federal Court amended the trade-mark register to record La Dehesa, s.a.s. as owner of the mark and struck the respondent’s entries, while denying solicitor-client costs.

  • Trademark registration
  • Assignment of trademark
  • Ownership dispute
  • Amendment of trademark register
  • Admissibility of foreign affidavit
  • Effect of foreign insolvency rulings
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Trademark law 2013 FC 424

Backrack Inc. v STK, LLC

The Federal Court allowed appeals from a trade-mark refusal, finding the Registrar unreasonably treated BACKRACK as clearly descriptive and failed to assess acquired distinctiveness.

  • Distinctiveness
  • Descriptiveness (s.12(1)(b))
  • Acquired distinctiveness (s.12(2))
  • Trademark registration
  • Trademark-law
  • Descriptiveness
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Contract law 2011 FC 234

Gutter Filter Company, L.L.C. v. Gutter Filter Canada Inc.

The Federal Court held that handwritten minutes of settlement were too uncertain to enforce, because essential terms like ‘substantial payment’ were not definite.

  • Settlement agreements
  • Certainty of terms
  • Trademark registration
  • Enforceability of settlements
  • Settlement-agreements
  • Certainty-of-terms
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