First application of the Canadian parody exception
Author(s) -
Sabine Jacques
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of intellectual property law and practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.252
H-Index - 10
eISSN - 1747-1540
pISSN - 1747-1532
DOI - 10.1093/jiplp/jpx167
Subject(s) - confusion , law , political science , copyright act , copyright law , section (typography) , business , intellectual property , advertising , psychology , psychoanalysis
United Airlines, Inc v Jeremy Cooperstock (2017) FC 616 (Untied.com), 23 June 2017 In its Untied.com decision of 23 June 2017 the Canadian Federal Court confirmed the lack of a parody exception in trade mark law (Trade-Marks Act, RSC 1985, c T-13) and denied the applicability of the parody exception in copyright law (section 29 of the Copyright Act 1985, R.S.C., 1985, c. C-42) on grounds of confusion
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