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Good try.
A) THis is a pro-smoking rights website, which, as
a "politically incorrect" website, probably incurred the wrath of
B) The gov't of Canada. It's not the
flag that's protected, it is the flag in conjunction with "anything Canada", ie.
"Transport Canada", or "External Affairs Canada". "(subject) Canada"
officially (i.e trademarked) denotes a government agency, and I don't think
the feds want the gov't to be associated with what could be perceived as a
pro-smoking organization.
..Cameron
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2003 1:16
PM
Subject: Canadian flag
Americans proudly show their flag everywhere, it appears on
catalogs, web sites, TV commercials, bumper stickers, anywhere where a
business is proud to show they are an American company. You may wonder why
Canadian companies do not do the same. Is it because they are ashamed of their
flag? No, it is because it is illegal:
Date:1/10/2002
8:17:23 AM Pacific Standard Time
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]...
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]...
Pat, this is further
to our telephone conversation of January 9, 2002
regarding products
identified on the Forces Canada Internet site that were
infringing on a
registered trademark held by the Government of Canada.
The Canadian
flag symbol is a global identifier of the Government of Canada. It
is used
to identify federal institutions and is protected under the Trademarks
Act
(Section 9 (1)(n)(iii) of the Act).
The flag symbol was approved and
entered as an official mark of the
Government of Canada on the Trademarks
Register held by the Canadian
Trademarks Office, which is part of the
Canadian Intellectual Property
Office at Industry Canada,on 30 September
1987.
As discussed, there is evidence that Forces Canada Internet site
is
advertising on the World Wide Web bearing the Canadian flag symbol of
the
Government of Canada.
You are advised that your organization
must take immediate corrective action
with respect to infringement of this
trademark. In addition we require a
written undertaking to immediately
cease and desist displaying the Canadian flag
symbol on the Forces Canada
Internet site and all associated pubic relations
products.
If you
have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Jan
Ovens
613-957-2544 I [EMAIL PROTECTED]...
Facsimile/T�l�copieur :
613-946-5187
Federal Identity Program, Treasury Board of
Canada
Secretariat
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