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Budway an unlicensed cannabis retail store in East Vancouver has been ordered to pay fast-food giant Subway $40,000 for trademark infringement and damages.
According to a Federal Court of Canada ruling, the store’s name and signage were too close to that of Subway and the use of a mascot in the shape of a subway sandwich filled with cannabis leaves and with bloodshot eyes damaged the U.S. company’s reputation.
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