The proverbial brand owner’s guidebook became a little bigger in 2022. Developments in practice opened new avenues for securing and enforcing trademark rights over the past year,.
In NIA Wine Group Co., Ltd. v. North 42 Degrees Estate Winery Inc., 2022 FC 241, the Canadian Federal Court in a February 22, 2022, decision considered whether a “place of origin” should be interpreted to include a line of latitude or longitude.
Under the Trademarks Act, a trademark that clearly describes (or deceptively misdescribes) where a good or service comes from often cannot be registered. What then does a “place of.