Supreme Court of Canada releases 2 trade-mark decisions today
The SCC released 2 decisions today that those of us who practice trade-mark law have been waiting for. The both dealt with owners of famous marks who tried to stop others from using those marks for othr things. In one case, the owners of the Barbie trade-mark for dolls tried to stop a restaurant owner from using "Barbies" for his restaurant. Both decisions were against the famous marks owner.
I have not had a chance to read the entire decisions yet, and may have more about them later.
Michael Geist comments that The Supreme Court of Canada continues to distinguish itself as the leading high court in the world for recognizing the need for balance in intellectual property law matters.