Cyprus (Commerce and Industry) v. Producteurs laitiers du Canada, 2010 FC 719
Justice de Montigny - 2010-06-30
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These are three different appeals by the Applicant, The Ministry of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Cyprus, under section 56 of the Trade-Marks Act (R.S.C. 1985, c. T-13; the “Act”) from three decisions by the Registrar of Trade-Marks (the “Registrar”) dated April 29, 2008. The decisions allowed the oppositions of the respondents les Producteurs Laitiers du Canada (“Producteurs Laitiers”), Agropur Coopérative Agro-Alimentaire (“Agropur”) and the International Cheese Council of Canada (“Cheese Council”) by dismissing the Applicant’s application for registration of the certification mark of HALLOUMI cheese (application No. 795,511, the “Mark”). On September 4, 2008, the respondent Agropur withdrew from these proceedings.
Decision relates to:
- T-1203-08 - MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUTRY REPUBLIC CYPRUS v. PRODUCTEURS LAITIERS
- T-1204-08 - MIN. OF COMMERCE AND IND. OF REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS v. AGROPUR COOPERATIVE
- T-1205-08 - MIN. OF COMM
- A-284-10(2011 FCA 201) - which is an appeal from this decision