Tamara Ramsey provided a feature article for the Bulletin published by the International Trademark Association about avoiding a loss of distinctiveness in Canada. A full copy of the article is reproduced below and available by clicking here. —— Distinctiveness is a deceptively simple concept. In a recent case, the applicant (wrongly) alleged that the opponent […]

In an appeal to the Federal Court of Appeal, Tamara Ramsey and Bettina Xue Griffin were successful in defending the decision of the Federal Court and Trade-mark Opposition Board allowing an opposition to a trade-mark application by a foreign newspaper for the word mark “Ajit”. AJIT, a common name in India, is used by the Applicant, a […]

Chitiz Pathak Successfully Defends Trade-mark Opposition to Application by Foreign Newspaper In an appeal to the Federal Court, Tamara Ramsey was successful in defending the decision of the Trade-mark Opposition Board allowing an opposition to a trade-mark application by a foreign newspaper for the word mark “Ajit”. AJIT, a common name in India, is used […]

Tamara Ramsey provided a case summary for the Bulletin published by the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada about a recent case, Trans-High Corporation v. Conscious Consumption Inc., et al, 2016 FC 949, dealing with trade-marks for marijuana paraphernalia and personal liability of business owners who deliberately infringe. A full copy of the case summary is […]

Tamara Ramsey published a case comment in the INTA Bulletin about the case of Vancouver Community College v. Vancouver Career College (Burnaby) Inc., 2017 BCCA 41 in which the Court considered claims for passing off based on both key word advertising domain names. It is important to note that key words advertising will not constitute […]