Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice Advance Access originally published online on May 29, 2008
Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice 2008 3(7):427-428; doi:10.1093/jiplp/jpn091
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The Canadian prohibition against registrability of words clearly descriptive of origin
Sim & Mcburney Sim, Lowman, Ashton & Mckay LLP, Toronto
Sociedad Agricola Santa Teresa Ltda et al. v Vina Leyda Limitada (2007) 63 CPR (4th) 321, para 4; 9; 10
The practice of the Canadian Trade marks Office to judge registrability based upon a test of first impression of the everyday Canadian user of the wares may be in question.
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