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ARTICLE · 16 MAY 2006

IP Report Online @ Gowlings – May 2006

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The latest developments in Intellectual Property Law.

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Edited by Robert A. MacDonald

Contents

Trade Marks Update

  • Federal Court Holds in Favour of Famous JAGUAR Automobile Trade Mark - By Albert Chang
  • Confusion in the Grocery Aisle - By Jay Zakaïb
  • Scope of Protection for Long-standing Mark Limited to Intersection of Goods - By Katherine Dimock
  • Flavourful Trade Marks may be Delicious, but not Necessarily Distinctive - By Katherine Dimock

Official Mark Development

  • Federal Court Delivers Verdict Against Foreign Ownership of Official Marks - By Oksana Osadchuk

Counterfeiting News

  • Canada: Response to Counterfeiting - By Monique M. Couture

Litigation in Russia

  • Interim Injunctions in IP Cases in Russia - By Dmitry Semenov

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