Kirkbi AG v. Ritvik Holdings Inc.

JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
JudgeMcLachlin, Beverley; Major, John C.; Bastarache, Michel; Binnie, William Ian Corneil; LeBel, Louis; Deschamps, Marie; Fish, Morris J.; Abella, Rosalie Silberman; Charron, Louise
Date17 November 2005
Docket Number29956
Citation2005 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
CourtSupreme Court (Canada)

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  • Reference re Pan‑Canadian Securities Regulation,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • November 9, 2018
    ...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......
  • Quebec (Attorney General) v. Canada (Attorney General) et al.,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • March 27, 2015
    ...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......
  • Euro-Excellence Inc. v. Kraft Canada Inc.,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • July 26, 2007
    ...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......
  • Quebec (Attorney General) v. Lacombe et al.,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • October 14, 2009
    ...[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
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • November 9, 2018
    ...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......
  • Quebec (Attorney General) v. Canada (Attorney General) et al.
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • March 27, 2015
    ...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......
  • Euro-Excellence Inc. v. Kraft Canada Inc.
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • July 26, 2007
    ...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......
  • Quebec (Attorney General) v. Lacombe et al.
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • October 14, 2009
    ...[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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    • Irwin Books Constitutional Law. Fifth Edition Conclusion
    • August 3, 2017
    ...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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    • Irwin Books Intellectual Property Law. Second Edition
    • June 15, 2011
    ...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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    • Irwin Books Intellectual Property Law. Second Edition
    • June 15, 2011
    ...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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    • Irwin Books Canadian Telecommunications Law
    • September 6, 2011
    ...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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