Nia Wine Group Co., Ltd. v. North 42 Degrees Estate Winery Inc., 2022 FC 241
| Jurisdiction | Federal Jurisdiction (Canada) |
| Court | Federal Court (Canada) |
| Citation | 2022 FC 241 |
| Date | 22 February 2022 |
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The World Is Getting Bigger ' Marks That Are A "place Of Origin" Interpreted Broadly By The Federal Court
...any geographical designation", including lines of latitude and longitude. Nia Wine Group Co., Ltd. v. North 42 Degrees Estate Winery Inc., 2022 FC 241 ("Nia Wine The "place of origin" restriction has existed in the Canadian Trademarks Act for many years, with the current approach dating bac......
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2022 Year In Review: Key Trademark Cases In Canada
...Descriptive of "place of origin" In the February 2022 decision in Nia Wine Group Co., Ltd. v North 42 Degrees Estate Winery Inc., 2022 FC 241, the Federal Court broadly interpreted the meaning of "place or origin" in the context of clearly descriptive trademarks under section 12(1)(b) of th......
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Place Of Origin
...descriptive of the place of origin of goods or services applied for. Nia Wine Group Co., Ltd. v. North 42 Degrees Estate Winery Inc. 2022 FC 241 The Facts The applicant sought to register the trademark NORTH 42 DEGREES in association with wine and operating a winery. The opponent opposed th......
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Place Names Not Registrable Trademarks In Canada: New Case Maps Out Old Territory
...decision of the Federal Court, all of the above, is the apparent answer. In Nia Wine Group Co, Ltd v North 42 Degrees Estate Winery Inc, 2022 FC 241, the Federal Court determined "place of origin" should be broadly interpreted "to refer to any geographical designation." It was the first tim......
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5 firm's commentaries
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The World Is Getting Bigger ' Marks That Are A "place Of Origin" Interpreted Broadly By The Federal Court
...any geographical designation", including lines of latitude and longitude. Nia Wine Group Co., Ltd. v. North 42 Degrees Estate Winery Inc., 2022 FC 241 ("Nia Wine The "place of origin" restriction has existed in the Canadian Trademarks Act for many years, with the current approach dating bac......
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2022 Year In Review: Key Trademark Cases In Canada
...Descriptive of "place of origin" In the February 2022 decision in Nia Wine Group Co., Ltd. v North 42 Degrees Estate Winery Inc., 2022 FC 241, the Federal Court broadly interpreted the meaning of "place or origin" in the context of clearly descriptive trademarks under section 12(1)(b) of th......
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Place Of Origin
...descriptive of the place of origin of goods or services applied for. Nia Wine Group Co., Ltd. v. North 42 Degrees Estate Winery Inc. 2022 FC 241 The Facts The applicant sought to register the trademark NORTH 42 DEGREES in association with wine and operating a winery. The opponent opposed th......
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Place Names Not Registrable Trademarks In Canada: New Case Maps Out Old Territory
...decision of the Federal Court, all of the above, is the apparent answer. In Nia Wine Group Co, Ltd v North 42 Degrees Estate Winery Inc, 2022 FC 241, the Federal Court determined "place of origin" should be broadly interpreted "to refer to any geographical designation." It was the first tim......
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