Toronto Chapter of the Licensing Executive Society Luncheon Meeting

NEW: ADD-ON DECEMBER 8, 2005 LES TORONTO HOLIDAY LUNCHEON

COME AND JOIN THE LES TORONTO CHAPTER IN ITS HOLIDAY SEASON LUNCHEON AND LEARN ABOUT THE RECENT SUPREME COURT OF CANADA DECISION IN LEGO v. MEGABLOKS

DATE: Thursday, December 8 th, 2005

TIME: 12:15 p.m.

LOCATION:
McCarthy Tétrault LLP
Suite 4700, 47th Floor, Main Dining Room
Toronto Dominion Bank Tower
Toronto ON M5K 1E6

TITLE:
Mega Bloks Wins in Supreme Court - Lego's Rights in Toy Bricks Denied– Supreme Court of Canada – The decision and what it means

SPEAKER:  Ron Dimock , Dimock Stratton LLP

The Supreme Court of Canada has given Canadian toymaker Mega Bloks a final victory in a long-standing trade-mark lawsuit over the use of the shape of connecting studs on toy bricks in its marketing materials. Lego had argued that the manner in which Mega Bloks marketed and advertised its toy bricks infringed Lego’s trade-mark rights in Canada, and could cause confusion between the two companies’ products. In a decision released on November 17, 2005, the Supreme Court rejected Lego’s argument. Justice LeBel, writing for a unanimous Court, held: “MEGA BLOKS and LEGO bricks may be interchangeable in the bins of the playrooms of the nation – dragons, castles and knights may be designed by them, without distinction.”

The LES Toronto Chapter, is pleased to have Ron Dimock, counsel for Mega Bloks in the Supreme Court of Canada, available to explain the Supreme Court ruling and its significance.

Ron a partner of Dimock Stratton LLP and has been practicing intellectual property law and litigation since his call to the Ontario Bar in 1976. He is certified by the Law Society of Upper Canada as a Specialist in Civil Litigation and Intellectual Property (Patent, Trade-mark and Copyright) Law and is listed in the LEXPERT Law Directory under the "Most Frequently Recommended" category of leading intellectual property practitioners in Canada. Ron has appeared as counsel in more than 40 patent, trade-mark and copyright trials in the Federal Court and on more than 30 appeals in the Supreme Court of Canada, Federal Court of Appeal and Ontario Court of Appeal.

COST: $25.00. Includes a light lunch. Payable at the door.

RSVP: To confirm your attendance please contact:  

Jenny Lo at McCarthy Tétrault LLP
Phone: (416) 601-8200 x 2257, Fax: (416) 868-0673
E-mail: jlo@mccarthy.ca  

*Please note that E-mail registration to jlo@mccarthy.ca, including your contact information is preferred. 

Any other questions may be directed to Anita Nador, McCarthy Tétrault LLP, Co-Chair of the LES Toronto Chapter (anador@mccarthy.ca; 416-601-7530)