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People say love is grand, and divorce is a hundred grand. Or, in the case of Johnston v Johnston Estate, divorce is at least six hundred grand… The division of family property is a common source of stress during separation.…
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A recent Federal Court of Appeal decision upheld the trial decision that Société Laurentides Inc. ("SLI") did not infringe the trade-mark of Osmose-Pentox Inc.("OPI"). SLI produced wood primers under the name "wood conservator", and OPI is the registered owner of…
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Recently, the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia ("ICBC") lost a trade-mark dispute against Stainton Ventures Ltd. ("Stainton"), which owns the website <ICBCadvice.com>. A full version of the decision is available here. As a brief summary of the trial case,…
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I came across an interesting case today: Islamic Society of North America - Canada v. Bank of Montreal, in which the Trade-Marks Opposition Board ("TMOB") was asked to consider whether HALAL was distinctive for the purposes of identifying mortgages, mutual…
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Every year, I recommend that businesses perform a "checkup" on their branding and advertising to ensure proper usage of their trademarks. First, recall that even though a trademark may be registered, this alone does not ensure protection - a trademark…
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