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Monthly Archives: February 2017

Daily Alert

2016 in Official Marks

February 7, 2017 Alan Macek

Canada has a scheme under the Trade-marks Act, where government authorities can list official marks. In 2016, over 700 prohibited marks were listed in Canada. The top ten filers were Continue reading 2016 in Official Marks →

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Daily Alert

Canadian Trademark Firms in 2016

February 3, 2017 Alan Macek

About 55,390 trademark applications were filed in Canada in 2016. Of these, about 24% were filed in-house or without an agent (up slightly from previous years). Check out my list of the 50 firms/agents that filed the most applications in 2016. Continue reading Canadian Trademark Firms in 2016 →

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Recent Decisions

  • 2026 CanLII 16262 - Taiho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd v. Pharmascience Inc. (Trifluridine)
  • 2026 FC 125 - Deeproot Green Infrastructure, LLC v. Greenblue Urban North America Inc.
  • 2026 FCA 40 - Promotion in Motion, Inc. (PIM Brands, Inc.) v. Hershey Chocolate & Confectionery LLC
  • 2026 FC 251 - Trademark Building Products Inc. v. Window World International, LLC
  • 2026 BCCA 67 - Clearview AI Inc. v. British Columbia (Information and Privacy Commissioner)

Recent IP Proceedings

  • T-1143-26 - ARITZIA LP and ARDEN HOLDINGS INC. / LES PLACEMENTS ARDEN INC. (tm)
  • T-1127-26 - ROGERS MEDIA INC. et Al. v. JOHN DOE 1 dba APOLLO GROUP TV et Al. (copyright)
  • T-1089-26 - 1672353 ONTARIO INC. d.b.a. INK ENTERTAINMENT v. ALLURE HOSPITALITY INC. et Al. (tm)
  • T-1085-26 - Cabo International Corp. o/a Bubbles Car Wash v. John Doe operating as Double Bubble Car Wash et Al. (tm)
  • T-1082-26 - Kaz Europe Sàrl v. Guangzhou Qianyun E-Commerce Co., Ltd. (tm)
  • T-1029-26 - PLANIT SOFTWARE LIMITED et Al. v. 2684905 ONTARIO LTD. dba ISPAT MACHINING (copyright)
  • T-1028-26 - PLANIT SOFTWARE LIMITED et Al. v. DYMATRIX TECHNOLOGIES INC. et Al. (copyright)
  • T-1027-26 - PLANIT SOFTWARE LIMITED et Al. v. ROOTS KITCHEN CABINETS LTD. (copyright)
  • T-1013-26 - ROLEX SA ET AL v. FRANK DANIEL SHOOFLAR dba “LCS MONTREAL” and “WATCHMAN MONTREAL” (tm)
  • A-95-26 - GREENBLUE URBAN NORTH AMERICA INC. v. DEEPROOT GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE, LLC et al. (appeal)
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