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		<title>FC Finds ornamental mark embossed on bathroom tissue hidden by packaging not S.4 &#8220;use&#8221;, unlikely to be recognized as indication of source by consumer</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2010 04:48:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Jerome</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In Scott Paper v. Georgia-Pacific Consumer Products LP (2010 FC 478), the Federal Court of Canada (FC) set aside a decision from the Trade-Marks Opposition Board (TMOB) and reinstated applicant Scott Paper&#8217;s trade-mark application covering a daisy flower square pattern design for use with bathroom tissue. Scott Paper had appealed under section 56 of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FC Upholds Striped Toothpaste Design Mark, Rejecting Non-Distinctiveness and Functional Arguments</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2010 22:15:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heather Michel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In Procter &#38; Gamble Inc. v. Colgate-Palmolve Canada Inc. (2010 FC 231), the Federal Court of Canada (FC) upheld a decision of the Trade-marks Opposition Board (&#8220;the Board&#8221;) rejecting the Applicant Procter &#38; Gamble&#8217;s appeal under section 56 of the Trade-marks Act (the Act) opposing the registration of the Respondent Colgate-Palmolive&#8217;s trade-mark Application for a [...]]]></description>
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