Renaud Cointreau & Cie. v. Cordon Bleu International Ltée., 2002 FCA 11

Date: 20020114

Docket: A-554-00

Neutral reference: 2002 FCA 11

CORAM: DESJARDINS J.A.

DÉCARY J.A.

NOËL J.A.

BETWEEN:

RENAUD COINTREAU & CIE

Appellant

and

CORDON BLEU INTERNATIONAL LTÉE

Respondent

Hearing held at Montréal, Quebec on January 14, 2002.

Judgment from the bench at Montréal, Quebec on January 14, 2002.

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

Date: 20020114

Docket: A-554-00

Neutral reference: 2002 FCA 11

CORAM: DESJARDINS J.A.

DÉCARY J.A.

NOËL J.A.

BETWEEN:

RENAUD COINTREAU & CIE

Appellant

and

CORDON BLEU INTERNATIONAL LTÉE

Respondent

REASONS FOR JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

(Delivered from the bench at Montréal, Quebec

on January 14, 2002.)

DÉCARY J.A.

[1]        In view of the wording of the description of services for which this trade mark was registered, namely "recipes, suggestions and other instructive matter printed on the food product labels, said printed matter being applicable to the preparation, the cooking and/or improvement of said food products" [our emphasis], it cannot be said, in respect of this proceeding to strike for non-use brought pursuant to s. 45 of the Trade-Marks Act - a proceeding in which the validity of the registration cannot be called in question - that the Registrar could not reasonably conclude that proof of use of the mark had been presented.

[2]        The judgment by Tremblay-Lamer J. (2000), 193 F.T.R. 182, will therefore be affirmed and the appeal dismissed with costs.

Certified true translation

Suzanne M. Gauthier, LL.L. Trad. a.

                                                    FEDERAL COURT OF CANADA

                                                                 APPEAL DIVISION

                              NAMES OF COUNSEL AND SOLICITORS OF RECORD

FILE:                                                                               A-554-00

CORAM:                                                                         DESJARDINS J.A.

DÉCARY J.A.

NOËL J.A.

STYLE OF CAUSE:                                                     RENAUD COINTREAU & CIE

Appellant

and

CORDON BLEU INTERNATIONAL LTÉE

Respondent

PLACE OF HEARING:                                                Montréal, Quebec

DATE OF HEARING:                                                  January 14, 2002

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

DATED:                                                                           January 14, 2002

APPEARANCES:

François Guay                                                                  FOR THE APPELLANT

Ekaterina Tsimberis

Barry Gamache                                                                 FOR THE RESPONDENT

SOLICITORS OF RECORD:

SMART & BIGGAR                                                        FOR THE APPELLANT

Montréal, Quebec

LÉGER, ROBIC RICHARD                                            FOR THE RESPONDENT

Montréal, Quebec