In this case, Rob Aske, an intellectual property lawyer with law firm, Stewart McKelvey, needs to think through the advice that he should offer a client. A client has applied in Canada for a trademark that includes a word that is actually descriptive of their products. As part of the trademark registration process, their trademark has been opposed by a large European maker of fashion watches who trademark includes the same word. Visit casenet.ca for more free, open access decision focused video teaching cases from Acadia University.