Some Degree Of Expected Confusion With A Weak Trademark Not Enough To Prevent Registration
On February 5, 2018, Justice LeBlanc released his Judgment and Reasons in 2018 FC 121 involving the applicant, Assurant, Inc. and the... Read More
Court Re-affirms the Importance of Affidavit Evidence on a Motion for Particulars
On April 5, 2016 Justice LeBlanc released his Order and Reasons in Stryker Corporation v. Umano Medical Inc., 2016 FC 378. The... Read More
Condiment Trade-mark Rejected by the Federal Court
On January 7, 2016, Justice LeBlanc of the Federal Court released the amended judgment and reasons in Kabushiki Kaisha Mitsukan Group Honsha... Read More
Time for a Change – Federal Court Confirms that it can Amend the Inventorship and Ownership of a Patent after it is Issued
On October 28, 2015 Justice LeBlanc released his judgment and reasons in Imperial Oil Resources Ltd. v. ExxonMobil Upstream, 2015 FC 1218,... Read More
Web Design Contract Includes Implied Copyright License
Mathieu-Crochetière Brousseau v. 9107-0234 Québec Inc. (Grattex), 2015 FC 1219 was a failed action for copyright infringement of a computer program. The... Read More
Unanswered Questions – Bard Successfully Avoids Answering Questions on Discovery
On October 16, 2015, Justice LeBlanc dismissed an appeal by W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc. and W.L. Gore & Associates Canada Inc.... Read More
Don’t Ask, Don’t Get – Costs on Motions in the Federal Court
On September 18, 2015, Justice Leblanc granted an appeal of a decision of Prothonotary Tabib awarding Eli Lilly costs on a motion... Read More