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Case summary: Court awards largest-ever patent infringement judgment to Dow

  • November 09, 2017
  • Will Boyer

Following Justice Fothergill’s decision on a reference in a patent infringement proceeding, the parties were directed to exchange calculation of damages and profits payable by the defendant to the plaintiffs, and to identify matters that required resolution by the court. The parties subsequently advised the court that there were three issues for the court to resolve, which are addressed below.

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Case summary: U-BOX and U BOX IT found to be confusing

  • November 07, 2017
  • Cindy Belanger

The appellant, U-Haul International Inc., saw its trademark applications for U-BOX and U-BOX WE-HAUL in association with “moving storage services, namely rental, moving, storage, delivery and pick up of portable storage units” denied by the Opposition Board and the Federal Court because they were found to be confusing with U BOX IT, a mark that was registered by the respondent in association with “garbage removal and waste management services.”

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