Canada Cooperatives Regulations

8 The definitions in this section apply in this Part.

confusing

confusing, in relation to a cooperative name, means a name the use of which causes confusion with a trade-mark or trade-name in the manner described in section 9. (prêter à confusion)

distinctive

distinctive, in relation to a trade-name, means a trade-name that distinguishes the business in association with which it is used by its owner from any other business or that is adapted so as to distinguish them from each other. (distinctif)

official mark

official mark means an official mark within the meaning of subparagraph 9(1)(n)(iii) of the Trade-marks Act. (marque officielle)

secondary meaning

secondary meaning, in relation to a trade-name, means a trade-name that has been used in Canada or elsewhere by an applicant or an applicant’s predecessors so as to have become distinctive in Canada as of the date of filing an application for a cooperative name. (sens dérivé)

trade-mark

trade-mark means a trade-mark as defined in section 2 of the Trade-marks Act. (marque de commerce)

trade-name

trade-name means the name under which a business is carried on, whether it is the name of a cooperative or the name of a body corporate, a trust, a partnership, a sole proprietorship or an individual. (nom commercial)

use

use means actual use by a person that carries on business in Canada or elsewhere. (emploi)