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Article: Supreme Court of Canada Decisions on "Famous" Trade-marks.(management of law firms)
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- Mondaq Business Briefing
- Article date:
- June 16, 2006
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On Friday, June 2, 2006 the Supreme Court of Canada released its long-awaited decisions in respect of the strength and scope of famous trade-marks.
The Supreme Court has provided a clear statement as to the purpose of trade-mark legislation. While recognizing that many corporations now count famous brand names to be among their most valuable business assets, the Court has reaffirmed that the purpose of the Trade-marks Act is to act as a guarantee of origin, as well an assurance to the consumer of the quality associated with the mark. Therefore, regardless of the commercial evolution of trade-marks, the protection granted to "famous" marks is assessed on the same ...