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Federal Court of Canada Issues Default Judgment to Stop Online Infringement

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AMUL Canada , 2021 FC 636 is the most recent example of the effectiveness of default judgment. Kaira also established trademark infringement. Registration of the AMUL trademarks gave Kaira the exclusive right to use the trademark in Canada. Default judgment can be an effective way to stop online infringement.

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USC IP year in review, TM/ROP

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Indeed, the PTO has increased its focus on whether the use an applicant is making is trademark use, as opposed to ornamental or informational use, in its registration decisions. Professor Alexandra Roberts has written an excellent recent article on this, Trademark Failure to Function. Similarly, Sulzer Mixpac AG v. 19-2951 (2d Cir.

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