In 2005, in Kirkbi AG v. Ritvik Holdings Inc.,27 the Supreme Court had to rule on the constitutionality of paragraph 7(b) of the Trade-marks Act and concluded that it " is sufficiently
integrated into the federal scheme and, in this respect, is significantly different from s. 7
(e)" and therefore lies within the f
ederal government’s legislative competence.28 In its ruling, the Court also reaffirmed its position in MacDonald v. Vapor Canada Ltd. in which it struck down para
...[+++]graph 7(e) " on the ground that it was unrelated to trade or to trade-marks, or other forms of intellectual property subject to federal legislative authority" .En 2005, dans l’arrêt Kirkbi AG c. Gestions Ritvik inc.27, la Cour suprême avait à se prononcer sur la constitutionnalité de l’alinéa 7b) de la LMC et avait conclu qu’il « est suffisamment intégré au régime de réglementation fédéral et diffère sensiblement de l’alinéa 7e) à cet égard » et donc qu’il respecte la compétence législative du gouvernement fédéral28.