Loblaws Inc. v. Columbia Insurance Company, 2021 FCA 29
| Jurisdiction | Federal Jurisdiction (Canada) |
| Court | Court of Appeal (Canada) |
| Citation | 2021 FCA 29 |
| Date | 15 February 2021 |
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Sadhu Singh Hamdard Trust v. Navsun Holdings Ltd.,
...must be assessed and balanced unless the marks do not resemble one another”: Loblaws Inc v Columbia Insurance Company, 2021 FCA 29 at para 11, citing Masterpiece Inc v Alavida Lifestyles Inc., 2011 SCC 27 [Masterpiece] at para 49. The confusion test to be applied can be summed up gen......
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1196278 Ontario Inc DBA Sassafraz v. 815470 Ontario Ltd DBA Sassafras Coastal Kitchen & Bar, 2022 FC 116
...of confusion, on a balance of probabilities: Loblaws Inc v Columbia Insurance Company, 2019 FC 961 at para 44 [Loblaws], aff’d 2021 FCA 29; Toys “R” Us (Canada) Ltd v Herbs “R” Us Wellness Society, 2020 FC 682 at para 6 [Toys “R” Us]. However......
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2021 Year In Review: Key Trademark Cases In Canada
...afforded to acronym marks in Canada. One decision, of the Federal Court of Appeal in Loblaws Inc. v. Columbia Insurance Company, 2021 FCA 29, involved two companies using the "PC" acronym with kitchenware. The plaintiff, Loblaws Inc., sold food and grocery items as well as kitchenware in as......
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2021 Year In Review: Key Trademark Cases In Canada
...afforded to acronym marks in Canada. One decision, of the Federal Court of Appeal in Loblaws Inc. v. Columbia Insurance Company, 2021 FCA 29, involved two companies using the "PC" acronym with kitchenware. The plaintiff, Loblaws Inc., sold food and grocery items as well as kitchenware in as......
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2 cases
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Sadhu Singh Hamdard Trust v. Navsun Holdings Ltd.,
...must be assessed and balanced unless the marks do not resemble one another”: Loblaws Inc v Columbia Insurance Company, 2021 FCA 29 at para 11, citing Masterpiece Inc v Alavida Lifestyles Inc., 2011 SCC 27 [Masterpiece] at para 49. The confusion test to be applied can be summed up gen......
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1196278 Ontario Inc DBA Sassafraz v. 815470 Ontario Ltd DBA Sassafras Coastal Kitchen & Bar, 2022 FC 116
...of confusion, on a balance of probabilities: Loblaws Inc v Columbia Insurance Company, 2019 FC 961 at para 44 [Loblaws], aff’d 2021 FCA 29; Toys “R” Us (Canada) Ltd v Herbs “R” Us Wellness Society, 2020 FC 682 at para 6 [Toys “R” Us]. However......
10 firm's commentaries
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2021 Year In Review: Key Trademark Cases In Canada
...afforded to acronym marks in Canada. One decision, of the Federal Court of Appeal in Loblaws Inc. v. Columbia Insurance Company, 2021 FCA 29, involved two companies using the "PC" acronym with kitchenware. The plaintiff, Loblaws Inc., sold food and grocery items as well as kitchenware in as......
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2021 Year In Review: Key Trademark Cases In Canada
...afforded to acronym marks in Canada. One decision, of the Federal Court of Appeal in Loblaws Inc. v. Columbia Insurance Company, 2021 FCA 29, involved two companies using the "PC" acronym with kitchenware. The plaintiff, Loblaws Inc., sold food and grocery items as well as kitchenware in as......
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Canadian Courts Confirm Narrow Protection Afforded To Acronym Marks
...protection afforded acronym marks in Canada. One decision, of the Federal Court of Appeal in Loblaws Inc. v. Columbia Insurance Company, (2021 FCA 29), involved two companies using the "PC" acronym with kitchenware. The Plaintiff, Loblaws Inc., has sold food and grocery items as well as kit......
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Marketplace Reality And Trademark Infringement
...the respective channels of trade and the lack of evidence of actual confusion. The Appeal Loblaws appealed to the Federal Court of Appeal. 2021 FCA 29 Loblaw argued that, given the judge's conclusion that that Loblaw's PC Mark and Pampered Chef's Short Form Marks bore some resemblance, were......
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