Descriptive of conditions of production
Mastering the Law of TrademarksCanadian trademark legislation precludes the registration of marks that are either clearly descriptive or deceptively misdescriptive of the conditions of production of the goods or services in association with which the mark is used or proposed to be used.
Conditions of production
A mark that is clearly descriptive or deceptively misdescriptive of the conditions of production of the goods or services in association with which it is used, or proposed to be used, is unregistrable.
KILNCRAFT
KILNCRAFT has been refused registration as a trademark for tableware because it clearly describes that the goods were produced by a kiln process.
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