Federal Court of Appeal requires PMPRB to re-determine whether patent ‘pertains to’ Galderma’s DIFFERIN -
On June 28, 2019, the Federal Court of Appeal granted the appeal of the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB...more
8/1/2019
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Teva Pharmaceuticals
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
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Orders of prohibition relating to polymorphic form patent for PRISTIQ upheld on appeal -
As previously reported, the Federal Court, in a pair of decisions, granted orders prohibiting Apotex and Teva from marketing their...more
3/5/2019
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Janssen Pharmaceuticals ,
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Mylan Pharmaceuticals ,
New Guidance ,
Novartis ,
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In This Issue:
Ontario Court of Appeal allows Sanofi and Schering to plead that Federal Court ramipril patent invalidity decision was flawed due to “promise doctrine” -
In an action by Apotex for compensation from...more
12/6/2018
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CADTH ,
Canada ,
Eli Lilly ,
Lack of Novelty ,
Leave to Appeal ,
Life Sciences ,
Motion To Strike ,
Patent Invalidity ,
Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB) ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
PMNOC Regulations ,
Promise Doctrine ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Remedies ,
Sandoz ,
Supreme Court of Canada ,
Teva Pharmaceuticals
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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Cannabis Act ,
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Life Sciences ,
Nexium ,
Patent Infringement ,
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Prescription Drug Coverage ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Section 8 ,
Teva Pharmaceuticals
An Update on Vanessa’s Law -
This is a special update on the Protecting Canadians from Unsafe Drugs Act (Vanessa’s Law) which was approved on November 6, 2014 (as previously reported), amending the Food and Drugs Act...more
5/26/2018
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Eli Lilly ,
Food and Drug Act ,
Gilead Sciences ,
Health Canada ,
Jurisdiction ,
Leave to Appeal ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
New Regulations ,
Opioid ,
Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB) ,
Patented Medicines ,
Pfizer ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Pharmacies ,
PMNOC Regulations ,
Post-Market Approval ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Section 8 ,
Supreme Court of Canada ,
Teva Pharmaceuticals