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 […]

Tamara Ramsey provides comments to CBC news about the legal meaning of transfers for undervalue in connection with potential litigation involving former directors of Sears Canada. For a copy of the internet article, click here.

Tamara Ramsey provided insight to CBC news about the legal framework for removing directors in a CCAA proceeding in connection with CBC’s coverage of a motion to remove directors of Sears Canada during the final stages of its insolvency proceeding. A copy of the online article is here.