In an action by Apotex for compensation from Sanofi and Schering under the Ontario Statute of Monopolies, U.K. Statute of Monopolies and the Trade-marks Act, the Ontario Court of Appeal has overturned a motion judge’s...more
12/3/2018
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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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Pfizer obtains orders of prohibition on polymorphic form patent -
On September 22, the Federal Court, in a pair of decisions, granted Orders of prohibition under the Patented Medicines (Notice of Compliance) Regulations...more
10/30/2017
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SCC Update. On October 23, 2017, the Supreme Court of Canada dismissed Apotex’s motion to amend the Supreme Court of Canada’s judgment in AstraZeneca Canada Inc v Apotex Inc, 2017 SCC 36 (reported here, relating to...more
10/26/2017
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In its first decision to consider the Supreme Court of Canada’s landmark decision in AstraZeneca Canada Inc v Apotex Inc, 2017 SCC 36 [Esomeprazole](see our article here) on the utility requirement, the Federal Court of...more
10/2/2017
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The Supreme Court of Canada today delivered an important and highly anticipated decision, AstraZeneca Canada Inc v Apotex Inc (2017 SCC 36), by rejecting the “promise doctrine” and clarifying the requirement for patent...more
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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