Sea Tow Services International, Inc. v. C-Tow Marine Assistance Ltd.

Decided: 2026-10-23. Docket: A-47-25; A-48-25; A-118-25; A-117-25. Citation: 2026 FCA 177 (CanLII). Intellectual property — Trademarks — Expungement — Trademarks Act, subs. 57(1) — Registered trademarks struck from the register under paras. 18(1)(b) and 18(1)(d) — Confusing marks and competing on-water membership services — Summary judgment granted in the action — Appeals from trademark and costs decisions dismissed — Registrations struck | Statutory interpretation — Trademarks Act — Deemed adoption and incontestability — Trademarks Act, s. 3, subs. 17(2) — Whether deemed adoption links to the application leading to the registration — Effect of abandoned earlier applications and alleged prior Canadian use — Knowledge of previous use assessed as of filing date — No error of law found — Appe