Quintana (Davalos Productions) c. 9300-3051 Québec inc. (Bar Lola Lola Lolita), 2026 QCCQ 3576
2026-07-29
Read full decision. Summary prepared by Alan Macek:
"The plaintiff is claiming $10,000 from the defendant (Bar Lola), representing expenses and lost profits from the latter's usurpation of the trade name Carnaval de Barranquilla Montréal ... Bar Lola contests the claim on the grounds that Mr. Davalos cannot claim exclusive use of a Colombian festival recognized as part of UNESCO's heritage and that BAR LOLA's use predates that of Mr. Davalos. ... Bar Lola contests the claim on the grounds that Mr. Davalos cannot claim exclusive use of a Colombian festival recognized as part of UNESCO's heritage and that BAR LOLA's use predates that of Mr. Davalos. ... The mere presence of the same person on the respective posters, both from the Google image bank, does not support a claim of confusion between the two events." (based on a translation)