The Supreme Court of Canada dismissed an application for leave to appeal a decision of the Federal Court of Appeal in which our client successfully opposed an application by a Punjabi-language newspaper based in India to register the word AJIT in association with printed publications and newspapers. For a copy of the decision, click here. […]

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 […]