A decision of the Federal Court illustrates the advantages
associated with the summary judgement/trial approach used by the
Court. Techno-Pieux Inc. v. Techno Piles Inc. 2022 FC
721
The Facts
The plaintiff is a Quebec-based supplier of helical piles and
associated materials and machinery for residential and industrial
applications. It markets and sells its products throughout Canada
and abroad. The plaintiff owns four registered trademarks relating
to the trademarks TECHNO PIEUX and TECHNO METAL POST and two design
versions of the marks which include a representation of a metal
post as shown below
collectively the "Registered Trademarks".
The plaintiff also asserted the copyright in the two design
versions of its marks was infringed.
