On 24 March 2025, the Trademarks Opposition Board (the “TMOB”) refused a trademark application for the mark “Robin Hood” because it was considered confusing...
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To Agree or Not to Agree to Settlements in Federal Court
The Federal Court recently issued a decision in the case of Aria Vent Inc. v. 2213785 Ontario Inc. and TRM Holdings Inc., 2025 FC...
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CIPO Outlines Cost Framework for Trademark Opposition Proceedings
In a Practice Notice published April 1, 2025, the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) issued guidance on the new framework for awarding costs in...
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CIPO Releases Practice Notice Regarding New Mechanism for Challenging Official Marks
As mentioned in our previous posts (here and here), amendments to the Canadian Trademarks Act and Trademarks Regulations came into force on 1 April...
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Federal Court partially grants motion for default judgment in trademark infringement case
Ecolab USA Inc. (the “Plaintiff”) was partially successful in establishing infringement, depreciation of goodwill, and passing off of its registered trademark ECOLAB by 2431717...
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Request to Reinstate Expired Industrial Design Registrations Dismissed by the Federal Court
In Poseidon, LLC v. Canada (Commissioner of Patents), 2025 FC 225, Poseidon, LLC (“Poseidon”) sought an order under section 22 of the Industrial Design...
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Federal Court emphasizes that advertising alone is not sufficient to show use of a trademark for goods
In a decision issued on 16 December 2024 in Limbic Media Corporation v. Lutron Electronics Co., Inc. 2024 FC 2041, the Federal Court held...
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TMOB REFUSES TRADEMARK APPLICATIONS FOR “AGX” MARKS FOR BEING CONFUSING WITH “AGF” MARKS
The Trademarks Opposition Board (the “TMOB”) has refused trademark applications for the marks AGX and AGX COIN because they were considered to be confusing...
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TMOB Refuses Trademark Application in “Borderline” Case
The Trademarks Opposition Board (the “TMOB”) has refused a trademark application for DOGKIND because it was considered confusing with a previously registered trademark for...
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Oyen Wiggs Lawyers Recognized in Lexpert® Ranking
Oyen Wiggs is proud to announce the recognition of four of its lawyers, David McGruder, Gavin Manning, Thomas Bailey and Hilton Sue as leading...
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