Will There Be a Long Overdue Victory for the Visually Impaired in South Africa?

The Curious Case of the Woodpecker and the Injunction

In Woodpecker Hardwood Floors (2000) Inc v Wiston International Trade Co, Ltd (2013 BCCA 553), the BC Court of Appeal denied an appeal to overturn an interlocutory injunction which enjoined the use of a registered trade-mark in an action for passing off.  This case is surprising, both due to its strange relationship with judicial precedent […]