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To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. There were several notable trademark cases in Canada in 2020, including those addressing comparative advertising, depreciation of goodwill, brand parody, trademark 'use' in the absence of a brick-and-mortar location, and potential claims by exclusive distributors against importers of grey market goods. Additionally, major developments involve the Trademark Office's issue of new limits on extensions of time for responding to an Office Action, as well as the availability of expedited examinat...

To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. Canadian courts provided important guidance on some key trademark issues in 2020. A number of these notable decisions are discussed below. A Registration is a Trump Card The Federal Court of Appeal in  In 2017, the Federal Court of Appeal held Travelway liable for passing off even though it was using its own registered marks, and referred the matter back to the trial court to determine if the Travelway registrations should be expunged. The trial court determined that they should: ... it mu...