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10 August 2022

Trademark Invalidated As "Bad Faith" Attempt To Extort Legitimate Owner (August 2022)

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A recent decision of the Federal Court of Canada provides some helpful guidance and reassurance to foreign franchisors whose expansion into Canada may be obstructed by "bad faith" trademark squatting.
Canada Intellectual Property
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A recent decision of the Federal Court of Canada provides some helpful guidance and reassurance to foreign franchisors whose expansion into Canada may be obstructed by "bad faith" trademark squatting.

The Cassels Intellectual Property Group has provided a helpful summary of the case here.

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ARTICLE
10 August 2022

Trademark Invalidated As "Bad Faith" Attempt To Extort Legitimate Owner (August 2022)

Canada Intellectual Property

Contributor

Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP is a leading Canadian law firm focused on serving the advocacy, transaction and advisory needs of the country’s most dynamic business sectors. Learn more at casselsbrock.com.
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