Obsidian Group Inc. v. Canada (Attorney General), 2020 FC 586
| Court | Federal Court (Canada) |
| Case Date | May 05, 2020 |
| Jurisdiction | Canada (Federal) |
| Citations | 2020 FC 586 |
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IP Litigation 2020 Year In Review
...Wines Canada, Inc. v. Diageo North America, Inc., 2020 FC 508 (Justice Fuhrer). 79. Obsidian Group Inc v. Canada (Attorney General), 2020 FC 586 (Justice 80. Obsidian Group Inc v. Canada (Attorney General), 2020 FC 586 at para. 27 (Justice Fuhrer). 81. Miller Thomson LLP v. Hilton Worldwide......
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Smart Cloud Inc. v. International Business Machines Corporation, 2021 FC 236
...of Canada, Ltd. v Chloretec S.E.C., 2020 FCA 76 at para 21 (Clorox Company); see also Obsidian Group Inc. v Canada (Attorney General), 2020 FC 586 at paras 26, 28 (Obsidian)). In such case, the Court accords no deference to the conclusions of the original decision maker. [47] If no new evid......
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Year In Review ' Key Trademark Cases From 2020
...is determinative in the confusion analysis, the Federal Court's decision in Obsidian Group Inc. v. Attorney General of Canada, 2020 FC 586 laid it to rest. This was an appeal, under Section 56 of the Trademarks Act, of the Registrar's decision to refuse an application by Obsidian Group Inc.......
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Anheuser Busch, LLC v. H.O.W. Medical Solutions Ltd., 2022 FC 842
...of an appeal de novo and calls for the correctness standard (Clorox Company at para 21; Obsidian Group Inc. v Canada (Attorney General), 2020 FC 586 at paras 26, 28). V. Analysis [19] The starting point for my analysis is section 48 of the Regulations: Amendment Modification 48 (1) No amend......
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Smart Cloud Inc. v. International Business Machines Corporation, 2021 FC 236
...of Canada, Ltd. v Chloretec S.E.C., 2020 FCA 76 at para 21 (Clorox Company); see also Obsidian Group Inc. v Canada (Attorney General), 2020 FC 586 at paras 26, 28 (Obsidian)). In such case, the Court accords no deference to the conclusions of the original decision maker. [47] If no new evid......
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Anheuser Busch, LLC v. H.O.W. Medical Solutions Ltd., 2022 FC 842
...of an appeal de novo and calls for the correctness standard (Clorox Company at para 21; Obsidian Group Inc. v Canada (Attorney General), 2020 FC 586 at paras 26, 28). V. Analysis [19] The starting point for my analysis is section 48 of the Regulations: Amendment Modification 48 (1) No amend......
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Brandstorm, Inc. v. Naturally Splendid Enterprises Ltd., 2021 FC 73
...of Canada, Ltd. v Chloretec S.E.C., 2020 FCA 76 at para 21 (Clorox Company); see also Obsidian Group Inc. v Canada (Attorney General), 2020 FC 586 at paras 26, 28 (Obsidian)). In such case, the Court accords no deference to the conclusions of the original decision maker. [18] If no ne......
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Sim & McBurney v. Gordon, 2020 FC 710
...examine questions of fact, or mixed fact and law, for any palpable and overriding error (Obsidian Group Inc v Canada (Attorney General), 2020 FC 586 at para 26, citing The Clorox Company of Canada, Ltd v Chloretec SEC, 2020 FCA 76 at paras 20-23). [18] The TMA provides in s 4(1): When......
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IP Litigation 2020 Year In Review
...Wines Canada, Inc. v. Diageo North America, Inc., 2020 FC 508 (Justice Fuhrer). 79. Obsidian Group Inc v. Canada (Attorney General), 2020 FC 586 (Justice 80. Obsidian Group Inc v. Canada (Attorney General), 2020 FC 586 at para. 27 (Justice Fuhrer). 81. Miller Thomson LLP v. Hilton Worldwide......
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Year In Review ' Key Trademark Cases From 2020
...is determinative in the confusion analysis, the Federal Court's decision in Obsidian Group Inc. v. Attorney General of Canada, 2020 FC 586 laid it to rest. This was an appeal, under Section 56 of the Trademarks Act, of the Registrar's decision to refuse an application by Obsidian Group Inc.......