CIPPIC Files its Factum in Parody Appeal

We've filed our Memorandum of Fact and Law in our intervention in Cooperstock v. United, FCA File No A-262-17, in the Federal Court of Appeal.  Focusing on trade-mark, CIPPIC argue that interpretation of the Trade-marks Act must be grounded in its nexus to trade and its intrinsic balance of competing interests.  These interests include consumer protection, free competition, and freedom of expression.

Update:  Also filed: the CCLA intervention, focusing on the copyright aspects of the case.

• CIPPIC's Memorandum of Fact and Law (focus on trade-mark)
• CCLA's Intervention Memorandum of Fact and Law (focus on copyright)
• Cooperstock's Memorandum of Fact and Law (the appellant).
• Decision under appeal:  United Airlines, Inc. v. Cooperstock, 2017 FC 616