Vacuum Wars and Trademark Troubles: VPC Fails to Obtain Interlocutory Injunction
In 2572495 Ontario Inc. v. Vacuum Specialists (1985) Ltd., Justice Pentney of the Federal Court dismissed a motion for an interlocutory injunction... Read More
Wesley Gets Crushed: Alleged Copyright Pirate Found Guilty of Contempt of Court
The Federal Court recently held an individual guilty of contempt of court for disobeying an interlocutory injunction prohibiting the sale of pre-loaded... Read More
Vacated injunction And Anton Piller Order Resurrected Pending Appeal in Kodi Add-On Copyright Case
In the continuing saga between broadcasters and set-top boxes, the Federal Court of Appeal handed a group of Canadian broadcasters a temporary... Read More
Why Get An Injunction Anywhere Else? – Federal Court Grants Rare Interlocutory Injunction In Trademark Dispute
On February 9, 2017, the Federal Court granted a motion brought by Sleep Country Canada Inc. for an interlocutory injunction preventing Sears... Read More
Not A Wet Eye In The Court: TearLab Appeal Dismissed
In TearLab v I-MED, the Federal Court of Appeal dismissed TearLab’s appeal of Justice Manson’s dismissal of its motion for an interlocutory... Read More
Pre-Loaded Prevention: Interlocutory Injunction Restrains Sale of Television Plug-and-Play Boxes
There is an emerging phenomenon in the Canadian market of pre-loaded “plug-and-play” set-top. The boxes have several legal uses, such as effectively... Read More
Injunction denied for failing to identify misused confidential information
In JTT Electronics Ltd. v. Farmer, the plaintiffs sought interlocutory injunctions to prohibit former employees from using their confidential information. The application... Read More
Lights Out: Interlocutory Injunction Forces Neon Sign Company to Change Name
On November 17, 2014, Justice Macintosh of the Supreme Court of British Columbia granted an interlocutory injunction that prevents the Defendants from... Read More