Date: 19971027
Docket: T-2040-97
BETWEEN: LYNE MELOCHE,
Plaintiff,
AND:
LES PRODUCTIONS FOLLE AVOINE INC.
-and-
LES PRODUCTIONS CARMEN CAMPAGNE INC.
-and-
| LES PRODUCTIONS PHOTOGÉNIQUES INC., a lawfully constituted corporation doing business as CLUB CARMEN CAMPAGNE and SOUVENIRS CARMEN CAMPAGNE, |
-and-
METRO-RICHELIEU INC.
-and-
MCA RECORDS OF CANADA INC.
-and-
LES CHOCOLATS VADEBONCOEUR INC.,
Defendants,
AND:
| PROVIGO INC., a corporation doing business as MAXI & CIE, |
-and-
| SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS MARKETING INC. |
-and-
MESSAGERIE BENJAMIN PRESSE
-and-
| D.S.T.A. INC., a corporation doing business as CUMBERLAND, |
-and-
| LA FÉDÉRATION DES PRODUCTEURS DE LAIT DU QUÉBEC |
-and-
| ALIMENTS ULTIMA INC., a corporation using the MINIGO trade-mark, |
-and-
| QUAKER OATS COMPANY OF CANADA LTD. |
-and-
| PROCTOR & GAMBLE, a corporation using the PAMPERS trade-mark, |
-and-
| SEAGRAM COMPANY LTD., a corporation using the TROPICANA trade-mark, |
-and-
KELLOGG CANADA INC.
-and-
| NESTLÉ CANADA INC. |
| -and- |
CAMPBELL SOUP COMPANY LTD.
-and-
LEVER BROTHERS LTD.
-and-
| GENIN, TRUDEAU & CIE LIMITÉE, a corporation doing business as HOME PRESENCE, |
-and-
| PRICE COSTCO INC. |
-and-
PJC JEAN COUTU,
Co-defendants.
ORDER AND REASONS FOR ORDER
RICHARD J.:
[1] This is a motion by the plaintiff dated October 20, 1997 to renew the order for an interim injunction issued by Noël J. ex parte on October 20, 1997 for a period terminating October 27, 1997, as amended by the order of Tremblay-Lamer J. dated October 21, 1997. My decision is limited to the instant motion. The plaintiff relies on the evidence in her affidavit of October 15, 1997, and more specifically to that relating to irreparable harm in paragraphs 14, 15, 16, 27 and 28.
[2] The motion is dismissed. Although the plaintiff has proven that there is a serious question to be tried, she has not satisfied me, based on the evidence in the record at this time, that she will suffer irreparable harm should she be denied relief. Proof of irreparable harm must be clear and must not be based on conjecture. Furthermore, the defendants Les Productions Folle Avoine Inc. and Les Productions Photogéniques Inc. undertook as of October 27, 1997 to keep separate and detailed books of all sales and receipts relating to the by-products shown in illustrations R-1 to R-9 and to report those sales and receipts to the plaintiff during any examination for discovery or hearing on the merits of the instant case. These two defendants are Canadian companies and are the distributors of the products the plaintiff alleges to be in infringement of her copyright.
[3] Costs in the cause.
John D. Richard
Judge
Certified true translation
Stephen Balogh
Federal Court of Canada
Court No. T-2040-97
BETWEEN
LYNE MELOCHE,
Plaintiff,
- and -
| LES PRODUCTIONS FOLLE AVOINE INC. ET AL., |
Defendants.
ORDER AND REASONS FOR ORDER
FEDERAL COURT OF CANADA
NAMES OF COUNSEL AND SOLICITORS OF RECORD
COURT FILE NO.: T-2040-97
STYLE OF CAUSE: LYNE MELOCHE,
Plaintiff,
AND:
LES PRODUCTIONS FOLLE AVOINE ET AL.,
Defendants.
PLACE OF HEARING: Montréal, Quebec
DATE OF HEARING: October 27, 1997
REASONS FOR ORDER BY THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RICHARD
DATE OF REASONS FOR ORDER: October 27, 1997
APPEARANCES: Nathalie Charbonneau /
Yves Archambault for the plaintiff
| David R. Collier for Les Productions Folle Avoine Inc.; Les Productions Carmen Campagne Inc.; Les Productions Photogéniques Inc.; Métro-Richelieu Inc.; MCA Records of Canada Inc. |
| Jean Carrière for Les Chocolats Vadeboncoeur Inc. |
Brian Riordan for PCJ Jean Coutu
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SOLICITORS OF RECORD:
| CHARBONNEAU & ARCHAMBAULT Montréal, Quebec |
for the plaintiff |
| OGILVY RENAULT Montréal, Quebec |
for Les Productions Folle Avoine Inc.; Les Productions Carmen Campagne Inc.; Les Productions Photogéniques Inc.; Métro-Richelieu Inc.; MCA Records of Canada Inc. |
| MENDELSOHN ROSENTZVEIG SHACTER Montréal, Quebec |
for Les Chocolats Vadeboncoeur Inc. |
| POULIOT MERCURE Montréal, Quebec |
for PCJ Jean Coutu |