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Retailers seek Superior Court of Québec declaration against OQLF in French language signage dispute

  • Bereskin & Parr LLP
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  • Canada
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  • October 15 2012

On October 9, 2012, six retailers, BEST BUY, COSTCO, GAP, OLD NAVY, GUESS? and WAL-MART, filed a motion in the Superior Court of Québec seeking a declaratory judgement against the Office québécoise de la langue française (OQLF) that the use of their trademarks on signage, without a French descriptor, is compliant with the Charter of the French Language (the Charter) and its regulations

Broad interpretation of “use” in association with retail store services

  • Bereskin & Parr LLP
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  • Canada
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  • May 12 2011

The recent decision in TSA Stores, Inc. v. The Registrar of Trade-marks (2011 FC 273 (FC)) deals with the issue of use in Canada of services where a “bricks-and-mortar” business is not operating