Milano Pizza Ltd. v. 6034799 Canada Inc., 2022 FC 425

JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
CourtFederal Court (Canada)
Citation2022 FC 425
Date29 March 2022
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6 practice notes
  • Travel Leaders Group, LLC v. 2042923 Ontario Inc. (Travel Leaders), 2023 FC 319
    • Canada
    • Federal Court (Canada)
    • March 8, 2023
    ...to abandon the trademark (Promafil Canada Ltee v Munsingwear Inc, (1992) 44 CPR (3d) 59 (FCA); Milano Pizza Ltd. v 6034799 Canada Inc., 2022 FC 425 at para 111; Iwasaki Electric Co. Ltd. v Hortilux Schreder B.V., 2012 FCA 321 at para 18 (Iwasaki)). An intention to abandon may be inferred fr......
  • Milano Pizza Ltd. v. 6034799 Canada Inc., 2023 FCA 85
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Canada)
    • April 27, 2023
    ...appellants’ action for trademark infringement, passing off and depreciation of goodwill: Milano Pizza Ltd. v. 6034799 Canada Inc., 2022 FC 425 (Decision). In that case, the Federal Court found that that the appellants’ registered Design Mark was invalid pursuant to paragraph 1......
  • 2022 Year In Review: Key Trademark Cases In Canada
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • February 2, 2023
    ...of origin of such goods and services, and therefore, not registrable. Trademark Death by Slices In Milano Pizza Ltd. v 6034799 Canada Inc. 2022 FC 425 Justice Fuhrer reviewed the law on trademark licensing and considered the kind of control that a trademark owner must exercise over its lice......
  • Ontario Federation of Osteopathic Professionals v. The Ontario Osteopathic Association,
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • April 21, 2022
    ...Inc. v Sonoco Ltd., 2001 FCT 801 at paras. 9 and 22. [29]       In Milano Pizza Ltd. v. 6034799 Canada Inc., 2022 FC 425 (CanLII), earlier this month, Fuhrer J. [134] As I previously have held, “[t]here is a constitutional limitation on section 7, in tha......
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3 cases
  • Travel Leaders Group, LLC v. 2042923 Ontario Inc. (Travel Leaders), 2023 FC 319
    • Canada
    • Federal Court (Canada)
    • March 8, 2023
    ...to abandon the trademark (Promafil Canada Ltee v Munsingwear Inc, (1992) 44 CPR (3d) 59 (FCA); Milano Pizza Ltd. v 6034799 Canada Inc., 2022 FC 425 at para 111; Iwasaki Electric Co. Ltd. v Hortilux Schreder B.V., 2012 FCA 321 at para 18 (Iwasaki)). An intention to abandon may be inferred fr......
  • Milano Pizza Ltd. v. 6034799 Canada Inc., 2023 FCA 85
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Canada)
    • April 27, 2023
    ...appellants’ action for trademark infringement, passing off and depreciation of goodwill: Milano Pizza Ltd. v. 6034799 Canada Inc., 2022 FC 425 (Decision). In that case, the Federal Court found that that the appellants’ registered Design Mark was invalid pursuant to paragraph 1......
  • Ontario Federation of Osteopathic Professionals v. The Ontario Osteopathic Association,
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • April 21, 2022
    ...Inc. v Sonoco Ltd., 2001 FCT 801 at paras. 9 and 22. [29]       In Milano Pizza Ltd. v. 6034799 Canada Inc., 2022 FC 425 (CanLII), earlier this month, Fuhrer J. [134] As I previously have held, “[t]here is a constitutional limitation on section 7, in tha......
3 firm's commentaries
  • 2022 Year In Review: Key Trademark Cases In Canada
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • February 2, 2023
    ...of origin of such goods and services, and therefore, not registrable. Trademark Death by Slices In Milano Pizza Ltd. v 6034799 Canada Inc. 2022 FC 425 Justice Fuhrer reviewed the law on trademark licensing and considered the kind of control that a trademark owner must exercise over its lice......
  • How To Slice Through Trademark Challenges: Key Takeaways For Proper Trademark Licensing
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • January 2, 2024
    ...Background By way of illustration, the Federal Court of Appeal decision in Milano Pizza affirmed the Federal Court's earlier decision (2022 FC 425), where the Court expunged the trademark registration for the MILANO PIZZERIA design mark due to a lack of distinctiveness, as the trademark own......
  • Canadian Trademark Law 2022: Year In Review
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • February 2, 2023
    ...be given to the applicant's intention. 2. Keep control of your licensees On the topic of licensees, Milano Pizza Ltd v 6034799 Canada Inc, 2022 FC 425, is a cautionary tale about the importance of supervising those who use your The plaintiff in this case was the owner of the registered trad......

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