IP Case Summaries Word Marks Held Confusing Under s. 16(1)(a), but not s. 12(1)(d): Relevant Date Made The Difference May 07, 2014 The Servicemaster Company v 385229 Ontario Ltd DBA Masterclean Service Company, 2014 FC 440 (T-1179-12) (Mr. Justice Campbell)
IP Case Summaries Trade-marks for T-Shirt bear found sufficiently distinctive and infringed May 07, 2014 Gary Gurmukh Sales Ltd. v. Quality Goods Imd Inc., 2014 FC 437 (T-1609-11;T-999-12) (Justice Heneghan)
IP Case Summaries The Shoe Pinches My Claim Construction May 07, 2014 Bayer Inc. v. Apotex Inc., 2014 FC 436 (Hughes J.)
IP Case Summaries 25% Costs Premium For Not Terminating when Similar Record used in other Case May 01, 2014 Bayer Inc. v. Apotex Inc., 2014 FC 403 (Hughes J.)
IP Case Summaries No Irreparable Harm Means No Stay on Remedies Phase of Patent Infringement Action May 01, 2014 Janssen Inc. v. AbbVie Corporation 2014 FCA 112 (Stratas, J.A.)
IP Case Summaries Default Judgment Granted for Trade-mark Infringement April 17, 2014 Tevana Corporation and Teayama Inc., 2014 FC 372
IP Case Summaries Federal Court grants prohibition order after finding no promise of treatment or reduced side-effects in humans April 15, 2014 Pfizer Canada Inc et al v Apotex Inc et al, 2014 FC 314 (Harrington J.)
IP Case Summaries Nominal Damages for Trade-Mark Infringement Follow Ex Parte Default Judgment Application April 14, 2014 Patterned Concrete Industries Inc. v. Horta. 2014 FC 359 (Hughes J.)
IP Case Summaries Expandable and Contractible Garden Hose Patent Found Obvious In View of Aircraft Gas Mask Hose April 07, 2014 E. Mishan & Sons et al. v. Supertek Canada et al., 2014 FC 326 (Hughes J.)
IP Case Summaries Copyright Issue to be Tried in Canada Against California-Based Corporation April 06, 2014 Davydiuk v. Internet Archive Canada, 2014 FC 944 (McVeigh, J.)