Royal Roads University v. Canada, (2003) 237 F.T.R. 308 (FC)
| Judge | MacKay, J. |
| Court | Federal Court (Canada) |
| Case Date | July 21, 2003 |
| Jurisdiction | Canada (Federal) |
| Citations | (2003), 237 F.T.R. 308 (FC);2003 FC 922 |
Royal Roads Univ. v. Can. (2003), 237 F.T.R. 308 (FC)
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Temp. Cite: [2003] F.T.R. TBEd. AU.008
Royal Roads University (plaintiff) v. Her Majesty the Queen (defendant)
(T-185-03; 2003 FC 922)
Indexed As: Royal Roads University v. Canada
Federal Court
MacKay, J.
July 25, 2003.
Summary:
The plaintiff sued the defendant for trademark infringement. Both the plaintiff and the defendant applied for summary judgment.
The Federal Court dismissed the plaintiff's application for summary judgment, allowed the defendant's application for summary judgment and dismissed the plaintiff's action.
Trademarks, Names and Designs - Topic 1804
Trademarks - Infringement - Acts not constituting an infringement (incl. defences) - In May 1999, the plaintiff began using the line "You can get there from here" in its marketing campaign, giving public notice of its use in May 2002 (s. 9(1)(n)(ii) of the Trade-marks Act) - The defendant used the same line in promoting the sale of "New Canada Savings Bonds" in 2001 and continued its use after the publication - The plaintiff sued the defendant for trademark infringement - The Federal Court held that a public notice of adoption and use of a mark barred all other users in the future, but not any who established its adoption and use prior to publication of the notice - The issue was whether the defendant's use of the mark was for the same product before and after the publication - The court held that the annual series of bonds, differing in interest rates, were not new products.
Cases Noticed:
Canadian Olympic Association v. Allied Corp. and Registrar of Trademarks, [1990] 1 F.C. 769; 105 N.R. 388 (F.C.A.), refd to. [para. 6].
Magnotta Winery Corp. et al. v. Vintners Quality Alliance (2001), 214 F.T.R. 137 (T.D.), refd to. [para. 16].
Counsel:
Natexa Verbrugge, for the plaintiff;
Sean Gaudet, for the defendant.
Solicitors of Record:
Verbrugge & Co. Law Corporation, Victoria, British Columbia, for the plaintiff;
Morris Rosenberg, Deputy Attorney General of Canada, for the defendant.
These applications were heard on July 21, 2003, at Vancouver, British Columbia, by MacKay, J., of the Federal Court, who delivered the following decision on July 25, 2003.
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