Morris Graphics Limited was a Toronto-based printing and graphics company active in the late 1970s and 1980s. The firm filed two Canadian trademark applications for logo marks on July 13, 1979, both of which were later cancelled on August 23, 1996.[1] The company was located at an address in the M8Z1L8 postal district of Toronto, Ontario.[2]
Design and History
Morris Graphics Limited registered two distinct logo trademarks with the Canadian Intellectual Property Office in 1979, identified by application numbers 442060 and 442061.[1] Both marks were filed in the same application batch, suggesting a coordinated branding effort around that period.
The company’s business activities, as described in its trademark filings, centered on printed paper goods. One filing describes a machine that reads, sorts, and tallies food menus for hospitals and similar institutions,[2] while the other covers the printing of menus and bills of fare.[3] This specialized focus on institutional menu printing and related products places the company within a niche segment of the commercial printing industry.
Morris Graphics Limited also pursued trademark protection in the United States. The company filed for the word mark “FOOD PRINTS” with the USPTO on November 17, 1980, covering printed paper menus, printed paper placemats, and printed paper signs.[4] The first use of this mark was recorded as June 26, 1979.[5] A related mark, “COMPUTALLY,” was also filed with the USPTO, with the same first-use date of June 26, 1979.[6]
The Canadian logo registrations were cancelled on August 23, 1996,[1] and the U.S. “FOOD PRINTS” registration was cancelled under Section 8 on August 24, 1989.[5] These cancellations indicate that the company’s trademark protections lapsed, and no current logo registration for Morris Graphics Limited remains active in either jurisdiction.
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