General Motors of Canada v. Décarie Motors Inc., docket A-673-98

                                    

Date : 20001215

Docket : A-673-98

BETWEEN :

GENERAL MOTORS OF CANADA

-and-

DÉCARIE CHEVROLET OLDSMOBILE LTÉE

Appellants

-and-

DÉCARIE MOTORS INC./

LES MOTEURS DÉCARIE INC.

-and-

LE REGISTRAIRE DES MARQUES DE COMMERCE,

INDUSTRIE CANADA, OFFICE DE LA PROPRIÉTÉ INTELLECTUELLE

DU CANADA, BUREAU DES MARQUES DE COMMERCE

Respondents

Docket : T-1923-97

    

BETWEEN :

GENERAL MOTORS OF CANADA

-and-

DÉCARIE CHEVROLET OLDSMOBILE LTÉE

Plaintiffs

-and-

DÉCARIE MOTORS INC./

LES MOTEURS DÉCARIE INC.

-and-

LE REGISTRAIRE DES MARQUES DE COMMERCE,

INDUSTRIE CANADA, OFFICE DE LA PROPRIÉTÉ INTELLECTUELLE

DU CANADA, BUREAU DES MARQUES DE COMMERCE

Defendants

ASSESSMENT OF COSTS - REASONS

MICHELLE LAMY, ASSESSMENT OFFICER

[1]      According to the Court of Appeal judgment allowing the present appeal with costs in both divisions of the Federal Court, appointments were issued for the assessment of costs on November 24, 2000.

[2]      At the taxation, Mr. Francis Rouleau, counsel for the Appellants, informed me that the matter of costs has been settled. Mr. Harold W. Ashenmil, counsel for the Respondents, agreed to pay the sum of $10,000.00 in full payment of the costs in First Instance and in Appeal in the above-noted legal proceedings. Copy of a letter dated November 23, 2000, from Mr. Harold W. Ashenmil confirming this agreement is placed in file A-673-98.

[3]      These reasons are issued in Court file A-673-98. A copy will be placed on the Court record T-1923-97 in the First Instance as well. A certificate in the amount of $10,000.00 is issued in file A-673-98.

                                    

                                     MICHELLE LAMY

                                     ASSESSMENT OFFICER

Montreal, Quebec

December 15, 2000

     FEDERAL COURT OF CANADA

     APPEAL DIVISION

     FIRST INSTANCE DIVISION

     NAMES OF COUNSEL AND SOLICITORS ON THE RECORD

COURT FILES NO.:      A-673-98

     T-1923-97

STYLE OF CAUSE:      GENERAL MOTORS OF CANADA ET AL

Appellants

-and-

     DÉCARIE MOTORS INC. ET AL

Respondents

     GENERAL MOTORS OF CANADA ET AL

     Plaintiffs

     -and-

     DÉCARIE MOTORS INC. ET AL

     Defendants

ASSESSMENT TOOK PLACE ON NOVEMBER 24, 2000

ASSESSMENT OF COSTS -

REASONS BY:      MICHELLE LAMY, ASSESSMENT OFFICER

DATE OF REASONS:      DECEMBER 15, 2000

APPEARANCE:      FRANCIS ROULEAU FOR THE APPELLANTS

SOLICITORS OF RECORD:

Pinsonnault, Torralbo, Hudon      for the Appellants

Montreal, Quebec

Phillips, Friedman, Kotler      for the Respondents

Montreal, Quebec