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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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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