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Cour d'appel fédérale

Date: 20100928

Docket: A-503-09

Citation: 2010 FCA 248

 

CORAM:       PELLETIER J.A.

                        TRUDEL J.A.

                        STRATAS J.A.

 

BETWEEN:

JOSE CUERVO S.A. DE C.V.

Appellant

and

BACARDI AND COMPANY LIMITED

AND REGISTRAR OF TRADE-MARKS

Respondents

 

 

 

Heard at Ottawa, Ontario, on September 28, 2010.

Judgment delivered from the Bench at Ottawa, Ontario, on September 28, 2010.

 

 

 

REASONS FOR JUDGMENT OF THE COURT BY:                                            PELLETIER J.A.

 


Federal Court of Appeal

 

Cour d'appel fédérale

Date: 20100928

Docket: A-503-09

Citation: 2010 CAF 248

 

CORAM:       PELLETIER J.A.

                        TRUDEL J.A.

                        STRATAS J.A.

 

BETWEEN:

JOSE CUERVO S.A. DE C.V.

Appellant

and

BACARDI AND COMPANY LIMITED

AND REGISTRAR OF TRADE-MARKS

Respondents

 

 

REASONS FOR JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

(Delivered from the Bench at Ottawa, Ontario, on September 28, 2010)

 

PELLETIER J.A.

[1]               The appeal will be dismissed with costs for substantially the reasons given by the Federal Court, as reported as 2009 FCC 1166.

 

 

"J.D. Denis Pelletier"

J.A.

 


FEDERAL COURT OF APPEAL

 

NAMES OF COUNSEL AND SOLICITORS OF RECORD

 

 

DOCKET:                                                                              A-503-09

 

STYLE OF CAUSE:                                                              JOSE CUERVO S.A. DE C.V. AND BACARDI AND COMPANY LIMITED AND REGISTRAR OF TRADE-MARKS

 

PLACE OF HEARING:                                                        OTTAWA, ONTARIO

                                                                                               

DATE OF HEARING:                                                          SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

 

REASONS FOR JUDGMENT OF THE COURT BY:       PELLETIER J.A.

                                                                                                TRUDEL J.A.

                                                                                                STRATAS J.A.

 

DELIVERED FROM THE BENCH BY:                            PELLETIER J.A.

 

APPEARANCES:

 

ANDREA PASZTOR

CHANTAL BERTOSA

 

FOR THE APPELLANT

 

ROBERT MACDONALD

MONIQUE COUTURE

FOR THE RESPONDENT BACARDI AND COMPANY LIMITED

 

 

SOLICITORS OF RECORD:

 

SHAPIRO COHEN

KANATA, ONTARIO

 

FOR THE APPELLANT

 

GOWLING LAFLEUR HENDERSON LLP

OTTAWA, ONTARIO

FOR THE RESPONDENT BACARDI AND COMPANY LIMITED

 

 

 

 

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