AFX Licensing Corp. v. HJC America Inc. et al., 2016 FC 435

JudgeDiner, J.
CourtFederal Court (Canada)
Case DateApril 22, 2016
JurisdictionCanada (Federal)
Citations2016 FC 435
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  • Crocs Canada, Inc. v. Double Diamond Distribution Ltd, 2022 FC 1443
    • Canada
    • Federal Court (Canada)
    • October 21, 2022
    ...to the rebuttable presumption of originality applicable in this matter: ID Act, s 7(3); AFX Licensing Corporation v HJC America, Inc, 2016 FC 435 [AFX] at para 101. [80] According to the Supreme Court, “to constitute an original design there must be some substantial difference betwee......
  • “Wow Moments” and Industrial Design Infringement
    • Canada
    • JD Supra Canada
    • June 28, 2016
    ...it cannot have been published more than a year before application for registration. In AFX Licensing Corporation v. HJC America, Inc., 2016 FC 435 (CanLII), the court decided that AFX’s industrial design registration was valid but was not infringed by the HJC product because the court saw “......
  • 'Wow Moments' and Industrial Design Infringement
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • June 28, 2016
    ...it cannot have been published more than a year before application for registration. In AFX Licensing Corporation v. HJC America, Inc., 2016 FC 435 (CanLII), the court decided that AFX's industrial design registration was valid but was not infringed by the HJC product because the court saw "......
  • An Industrial Design Registration For A Helmet Face Shield Is Found To Be Valid, But Not Infringed (Intellectual Property Weekly Abstracts - Week of May 9, 2016)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • May 12, 2016
    ...design registration for a helmet face shield is found to be valid, but not infringed AFX Licensing Corporation v. HJC America, Inc., 2016 FC 435 The Federal Court has found that while the Plaintiff AFX's industrial design is valid, the Defendants have not infringed AFX's industrial design i......
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  • Crocs Canada, Inc. v. Double Diamond Distribution Ltd, 2022 FC 1443
    • Canada
    • Federal Court (Canada)
    • October 21, 2022
    ...to the rebuttable presumption of originality applicable in this matter: ID Act, s 7(3); AFX Licensing Corporation v HJC America, Inc, 2016 FC 435 [AFX] at para 101. [80] According to the Supreme Court, “to constitute an original design there must be some substantial difference betwee......
  • Mishan & Sons v. Supertek Can. Inc., [2016] F.T.R. Uned. 223 (FC)
    • Canada
    • Canada (Federal) Federal Court (Canada)
    • June 3, 2016
    ...Diner of this Court referred to the requirements of originality in his recent decision in AFX Licencing Corporation v HJC America, Inc. , 2016 FC 435 at paragraphs 106 to 111 : [106] Unlike the grounds in subsection 6(1) and paragraph 6(3)(a), which the Act clearly describes, originality is......
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