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Trademarks Act

Version of section 22 from 2014-12-09 to 2019-06-16:


Marginal note:Depreciation of goodwill

  •  (1) No person shall use a trade-mark registered by another person in a manner that is likely to have the effect of depreciating the value of the goodwill attaching thereto.

  • Marginal note:Action in respect thereof

    (2) In any action in respect of a use of a trade-mark contrary to subsection (1), the court may decline to order the recovery of damages or profits and may permit the defendant to continue to sell goods marked with the trade-mark that were in his possession or under his control at the time notice was given to him that the owner of the registered trade-mark complained of the use of the trade-mark.

  • R.S., 1985, c. T-13, s. 22
  • 2014, c. 32, s. 53

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