Case summary: Federal Court of Appeal confirms official marks do not provide a complete defence to infringement 22 mai 2020 Matthew Boyd Ontario (Energy) v Quality Program Services Inc, 2020 FCA 53
Case summary: Federal Court finds that company did not make fair use of photographs 21 mai 2020 Ken Clark and Lawrence Veregin Stross v Trend Hunter Inc, 2020 FC 201
Case summary: Appeal on procedural issues moot when main action discontinued 16 mars 2020 Alan Macek Sandpiper Distributing Inc. v. Ringas,
Case Summary: Oilfield equipment company found to have induced patent infringement by others 16 mars 2020 Pablo Tseng and Jordan Ghag Western Oilfield Equipment Rentals Ltd v M-I LLC, and M-I LLC v FR Marangoni Inc, 2019 FC 1606
Case summary: Janssen meets test for infringement by inducement; Apotex prohibited from receiving a NOC 16 mars 2020 Peter W. Choe Janssen Inc. v. Apotex Inc., 2019 FC 1355
Case Summary: Federal Court dismisses pet insurance company claims that a competitor made false and misleading statements 16 mars 2020 David Bowden Petline Insurance Company v Trupanion Brokers Ontario, 2019 FC 1450
Case Summary: Federal Court grants motion to allow “brand plans” as admissible business records during trial 16 mars 2020 Cheryl Cheung Seedlings Life Science Ventures, LLC v. Pfizer Canada ULC, 2019 FC 1396
Case Summary: Security for Costs motion dismissed on basis of insufficient evidence, but allowed on account of parallel proceedings 13 mars 2020 Kelly McClellan Double Diamond Distribution Ltd. v Crocs Canada Inc., (Full Decision: 2020 FC 82)
Case summary: Federal Court strikes respondent’s trademark from register based on evidence of abandonment 13 mars 2020 Kelly McClellan Beijing Jingdong 360 du E-commerce Ltd. v Yue Zhang 2019 FC 1293
Case summary: Federal Court affirms obviousness finding, upholds conclusion of re-examination board 13 mars 2020 Jenny Thistle Cusitar v Canada (Attorney General), 2019 FC 1641