Canada Court Rules Common Word Used in Competing Trade-marks Not Likely to Confuse

摘要

London Drugs Limited is a well-known Canadian drugstore and retailer of general merchandise in Western Canada. It is the owner of various registered trade-marks that include the word LONDON, such as LONDON DRUG,the many faces of london drugs (& design), the cosmetics department of london drugs and the optical department of london drugs, to name a few. The trade-mark LONDON DRUGS is registered in association with the operating of modern day drugstores featuring all of the services offered by such establishments with which the public is familiar. The trade-mark is also registered for a long list of wares that are usually sold in a drugstore, from shampoo and disposable diapers to toenail clippers and pregnancy tests. One of the oldest registrations for the trade-mark LONDON DRUGS was secured on January 4, 1980.