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In some cases there may be no alternative but to enforce a brand owner’s rights against third parties. Each case turns on its facts and the rights in…

The Court of Justice of the European Union, the European Union’s highest court, has recently found that a trademark consisting of two parallel…

The plaintiff made a documentary regarding the courageous actions of a Polish-Catholic woman during the Second World War in a town occupied by German…

The appellant in this case was involved in the sale of counterfeit Chanel merchandise. In 2006 two previous actions were commenced against the…

In November of 2013 we discussed a trial decision in an industrial design case that dealt with a novel yet important issue of law. Since that time…

Consumers are faced with a multitude of product choices. Typically they seek to reduce the complexity of their buying decisions by focusing on key…

The Trade-marks Act contains a statutory codification of the common law claim for passing off. The Act provides that no person shall: 7(b) direct…

Why do employers invoke just cause as a defense to a wrongful dismissal action? Sometimes the employee's behaviour is so egregious that the employer…

Business is down and the workforce is idle. The office staff are gossiping at the coolers and the plant employees are standing around exchanging…

When a manager's assistant confides in H.R. that she is being sexually harassed; when staff come forward that they are being abused by their…