The Federal Court of Appeal has dismissed Lilly’s appeals of judgments that held Canadian Patent No. 2,371,684 (the 684 patent) claims invalid. The decision, Eli Lilly v Apotex, 2023 FCA 125, was issued on June 2, 2023....more
IN THIS ISSUE:
- Federal Court dismisses Servier's application for order of prohibition regarding salt patent for perindopril arginine
- FCA upholds issuance of NON-W letter and cancellation of reconsideration process...more
6/14/2019
/ Adverse Events ,
Amended Regulation ,
Appeals ,
Canada ,
Dismissals ,
Emergency Rooms ,
Health Canada ,
New Guidance ,
Notice of Appeal ,
Notice of Compliance ,
Orders of Prohibition ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB) ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
PMNOC Regulations ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Supreme Court of Canada
The Federal Court has granted in part Pharmascience’s motion to strike out portions of Teva’s statement of claim under subsection 6(1) of the Patented Medicines (Notice of Compliance) Regulations (PMNOC Regulations) relating...more
6/3/2019
/ Abuse of Process ,
Canada ,
Joinder ,
Motion To Strike ,
Notice of Compliance ,
Patent Act ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
PMNOC Regulations ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Teva Pharmaceuticals
IN THIS ISSUE:
-Abbott/Takeda permitted to plead that a third party’s patent would be infringed by alleged non-infringing alternative
- PMPRB News:
**PMPRB issues a Notice of Hearing for allegations of excessive...more
2/1/2019
/ Abbott Laboratories ,
Administrative Orders ,
Administrative Proceedings ,
Apotex ,
Appeals ,
Canada ,
Drug Approvals ,
Excessive Pricing ,
Generic Drugs ,
Health Canada ,
Judicial Review ,
Leave to Appeal ,
Medical Devices ,
Motions to Quash ,
Non-Infringing Alternatives (NIAs) ,
Novelty ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB) ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Pleadings ,
PMNOC Regulations ,
Promise Doctrine ,
Section 8 ,
Takeda Pharmaceuticals ,
Third-Party
A Federal Court Order has issued on a motion to strike brought by Sandoz in four actions relating to infringement of rituximab patents. The Court’s treatment of the novel claims by Roche may be of interest to litigants under...more
In this special mid-year edition, we take a look at the major highlights in Canadian life sciences and intellectual property law that we have reported on over the last six months, starting with one of the most closely-watched...more
7/11/2018
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Biosimilars ,
CADTH ,
Canada ,
Cannabis Act ,
Certificates of Supplementary Protection (CSPs) ,
Commercial Marketing ,
Damages ,
Health Canada ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Life Sciences ,
Nexium ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB) ,
Patents ,
Pharmacies ,
PMNOC Regulations ,
Prescription Drug Coverage ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Section 8 ,
Teva Pharmaceuticals
Standing Committee on Health proposes National Pharmacare program, modifications to prescription and generic drug pricing -
While common among member countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development...more
5/4/2018
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Appeals ,
AstraZeneca ,
CADTH ,
Canada ,
Certificates of Supplementary Protection (CSPs) ,
Clinical Evaluations ,
Confidential Information ,
Damages ,
Discovery ,
Drug Approvals ,
EU ,
Health Canada ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Leave to Appeal ,
Medical Devices ,
Medical Marijuana ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Term Extensions ,
Patent Validity ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
PMNOC Regulations ,
Prescription Drug Coverage ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Public Consultations ,
Section 8 ,
Summary Judgment ,
Supreme Court of Canada
The Federal Court of Appeal, in a unanimous decision released on January 12, 2017 (2017 FCA 9), has affirmed the validity of AstraZeneca’s Patent No. 1,292,693. The patent covered AstraZeneca’s successful product, LOSEC, for...more
1/18/2017
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Appeals ,
AstraZeneca ,
Canada ,
Claim Construction ,
Limitation Periods ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Validity ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Patents