Kirkbi AG v. Ritvik Holdings Inc.
| Jurisdiction | Federal Jurisdiction (Canada) |
| Judge | McLachlin, Beverley; Major, John C.; Bastarache, Michel; Binnie, William Ian Corneil; LeBel, Louis; Deschamps, Marie; Fish, Morris J.; Abella, Rosalie Silberman; Charron, Louise |
| Date | 17 November 2005 |
| Docket Number | 29956 |
| Citation | 2005 SCC 65,[2005] 3 SCR 302,[2005] ACS no 66,341 NR 234,43 CPR (4th) 385,[2005] SCJ No 66 (QL),259 DLR (4th) 577 |
| Court | Supreme Court (Canada) |
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93 practice notes
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Reference re Pan‑Canadian Securities Regulation,
...Ltd., [1983] 2 S.C.R. 206; MacDonald v. Vapor Canada Ltd., [1977] 2 S.C.R. 134; Kirkbi AG v. Ritvik Holdings Inc., 2005 SCC 65, [2005] 3 S.C.R. 302; Multiple Access Ltd. v. McCutcheon, [1982] 2 S.C.R. 161; Rio Hotel Ltd. v. New Brunswick (Liquor Licensing Board), [1987] 2 S.C.R. 59; Law Soc......
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Quebec (Attorney General) v. Canada (Attorney General) et al.,
...201; 211 Nfld. & P.E.I.R. 125; 633 A.P.R. 125; 2002 SCC 17, refd to. [para. 29]. Kirkbi AG et al. v. Ritvik Holdings Inc. et al., [2005] 3 S.C.R. 302; 341 N.R. 234; 2005 SCC 65, refd to. [paras. 30, Upper Churchill Water Rights Reversion Act, 1980, Re; Churchill Falls (Labrador) Corp. e......
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Euro-Excellence Inc. v. Kraft Canada Inc.,
...Théberge v. Galerie d’Art du Petit Champlain inc., [2002] 2 S.C.R. 336 , 2002 SCC 34 ; Kirkbi AG v. Ritvik Holdings Inc., [2005] 3 S.C.R. 302, 2005 SCC 65 ; referred to: Bell ExpressVu Limited Partnership v. Rex, [2002] 2 S.C.R. 559 , 2002 SCC 42 ; CCH Canadian Ltd. v. Law Society of U......
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Quebec (Attorney General) v. Lacombe et al.,
...[1992] 2 S.C.R. 445; 138 N.R. 247; 127 A.R. 161; 20 W.A.C. 161, refd to. [para. 42]. Kirkbi AG et al. v. Ritvik Holdings Inc. et al., [2005] 3 S.C.R. 302; 341 N.R. 234; 2005 SCC 65, refd to. [paras. 43, 103]. Ontario Home Builders' Association et al. v. Board of Education of York Region et ......
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Reference re Pan‑Canadian Securities Regulation
...Ltd., [1983] 2 S.C.R. 206; MacDonald v. Vapor Canada Ltd., [1977] 2 S.C.R. 134; Kirkbi AG v. Ritvik Holdings Inc., 2005 SCC 65, [2005] 3 S.C.R. 302; Multiple Access Ltd. v. McCutcheon, [1982] 2 S.C.R. 161; Rio Hotel Ltd. v. New Brunswick (Liquor Licensing Board), [1987] 2 S.C.R. 59; Law Soc......
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Quebec (Attorney General) v. Canada (Attorney General) et al.
...201; 211 Nfld. & P.E.I.R. 125; 633 A.P.R. 125; 2002 SCC 17, refd to. [para. 29]. Kirkbi AG et al. v. Ritvik Holdings Inc. et al., [2005] 3 S.C.R. 302; 341 N.R. 234; 2005 SCC 65, refd to. [paras. 30, Upper Churchill Water Rights Reversion Act, 1980, Re; Churchill Falls (Labrador) Corp. e......
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Euro-Excellence Inc. v. Kraft Canada Inc.
...Théberge v. Galerie d’Art du Petit Champlain inc., [2002] 2 S.C.R. 336 , 2002 SCC 34 ; Kirkbi AG v. Ritvik Holdings Inc., [2005] 3 S.C.R. 302, 2005 SCC 65 ; referred to: Bell ExpressVu Limited Partnership v. Rex, [2002] 2 S.C.R. 559 , 2002 SCC 42 ; CCH Canadian Ltd. v. Law Society of U......
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Quebec (Attorney General) v. Lacombe et al.
...[1992] 2 S.C.R. 445; 138 N.R. 247; 127 A.R. 161; 20 W.A.C. 161, refd to. [para. 42]. Kirkbi AG et al. v. Ritvik Holdings Inc. et al., [2005] 3 S.C.R. 302; 341 N.R. 234; 2005 SCC 65, refd to. [paras. 43, 103]. Ontario Home Builders' Association et al. v. Board of Education of York Region et ......
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The Interface Between IP Law And The Competition Act
...7 S.C. 1990, c. 37, as amended, available at http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/I-9/. 8 Kirkbi AG v. Ritvik Holdings Inc., [2005] 3 S.C.R. 302 at para. 9 S. Scott, "Aristotle and the 'Just Right' Policies" (Address to the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada 40th Spring Meeting, April 24, 20......
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Permitted Exclusive Use Of English Trademarks In Québec: Magasins Best Buy Ltée, Costco Wholesale Canada Ltd. Et Al v. Québec
...Best Buy Ltée, Costco Wholesale Canada Ltd. et al v. Québec (Procureur général), 2014 QCCS 1427 Kirkbi AG v. Ritvik Holdings Inc., [2005] 3 S.C.R. 302, 2005 SCC 65 N.B. Bill 14, which is incidentally discussed in that publication, was adopted in principle, but has not been sanctioned as of ......
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Table of Cases
...Kielley v. Carson (1842), 4 Moo. P.C. 63, 13 E.R. 225 ......................................... 94 Kirkbi AG v. Ritvik Holdings Inc., [2005] 3 S.C.R. 302, 259 D.L.R. (4th) 577, [2005] S.C.J. No. 66 .................. 128, 290, 298, 302, 305 Kitkatla Band v. British Columbia (Minister of Sma......
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Management and Enforcement
...190; Kirkbi AG v. Ritvik Holdings Inc. (2002), 220 F.T.R. 161 at [156]–[62], aff’d without comment, [2004] 2 F.C.R. 241 (C.A.), aff’d [2005] 3 S.C.R. 302 (on T Act , above note 37, s. 7(b), statutory passing-off). 563 Vaver, “Limitations,” above note 559. For Ontario, see Limitations Act , ......
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Table of Cases
...E.R. 667, [2004] UKHL 46 ............................. 21, 271, 347, 349, 386, 389, 390, 393, 400 Kirkbi AG v. Ritvik Holdings Inc., [2005] 3 S.C.R. 302, 2005 SCC 65, 20 C.P.R. (4th) 224, aff’g 2003 FCA 297, [2004] 2 F.C.R. 241, 20 C.P.R. (4th) 224 (C.A.), aff’g 2002 FCT 585, 220 F.T.R. 161......
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Table of cases
...2008 FCA 399, [2009] 4 F.C.R 109, 305 D.L.R. (4th) 442 ..................... 300 Kirkbi AG v. Ritvik Holdings Inc., 2005 SCC 65, [2005] 3 S.C.R. 302, 259 D.L.R. (4th) 577 ................................................ 41, 132, 139, 266 Kremen v. Cohen, 314 F.3d 1127, 2003 Cal. LEXIS 1342 ......
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