IP Case Summaries Federal Court of Appeal Upholds Interlocutory Injunction in Trade-mark Infringement Action April 23, 2015 Jamieson Laboratories Ltd. v. Reckitt Benckiser LLC, 2015 FCA 104 (Noël C.J., Gauthier J.A., Webb, J.A.)
Deference on Ministerial Interpretations of Law? April 22, 2015 The 2015 Paul Smith Memorial Award winning paper by Daniel Rosenbluth.
Risk Allocation: The use of “Pay when Paid” Clauses in the Construction Industry April 22, 2015 The 2015 Atrium Essay Competition winning paper by Michal Malecki, a law school student at Western University.
IP Case Summaries Palpable and overriding error standard of review on appeals from discretionary orders April 20, 2015 Imperial Manufacturing Group Inc. v. Decor Grates Incorporated., 2015 FCA 100 (Justice Stratas, Justice Webb, Justice Scott)
IP Case Summaries Distinctiveness, Revisited: FC Upholds Decision of TMOB Refusing Pfizer’s Application for Trade-mark over Tablet Design April 20, 2015 Pfizer Products Inc. v. The Canadian Generic Pharmaceutical Association, 2015 FC 493 (Russell, J.)
Trade Clippings - April 13 to April 19, 2015 April 20, 2015 Published by the Canadian Bar Association's International Trade and Investment Sub-Committee, a sub-committee of the National Section on International Law.
IP Case Summaries Claim All or List None April 15, 2015 ViiV Healthcare ULC et al. v. Teva Canada limited et al.; ViiV Healthcare ULC et al. v. Apotex Inc. et al., 2015 FCA 93
IP Case Summaries Federal Court Upholds Prothonotary Order Determining Admissibility of Evidence April 14, 2015 Shire Canada Inc. v. Cobalt Pharmaceuticals Company, 2015 FC 458 (Locke, J.)
IP Case Summaries Certification Marks Invalidated on Grounds of Deceptively Misdescriptiveness and Lack of Distinctiveness April 14, 2015 College of Dietitians of Alberta v. 3393291 Canada Inc. carrying on business as Canadian School of Natural Nutrition, 2015 FC 449 (T-394-14) (Zinn J.)
IP Case Summaries Court Decides that Valentine Secret is not Confusing with Victoria Secret April 13, 2015 Eclectic Edge Inc. v. Victoria's Secret Stores Brand Management, Inc., 2015 FC 453 (Manson, J.)