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Federal Court of Appeal confirms generic not required to address patent submitted before ANDS filing but listed after

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On August 8, 2025, the Federal Court of Appeal (FCA) determined that the Minister of Health’s decision to list Canadian Patent No. 2,970,315 on the Patent Register eight days after it was submitted to Health Canada was...more

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Federal Court remits BELSOMRA CSP timing refusal for redetermination

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On August 9, 2019, the Minister of Health denied Merck’s application for a Certificate of Supplementary Protection (CSP) for Canadian Patent No 2,670,892 relating to the drug suvorexant (Merck’s BELSOMRA). On September 29,...more

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Amended PMNOC Regulations: Second Anniversary Update

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September 21, 2019 was the second anniversary of the coming into force of the amended Patented Medicines (Notice of Compliance) Regulations (Regulations) heralding significant changes to the landscape for pharmaceutical...more

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Rx IP Update - May 2019

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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

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Certificate of Supplementary Protection Regime: First Anniversary Update

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September 21, 2018 marked the first anniversary of the certificate of supplementary protection (CSP) regime. CSPs, which provide an additional patent-like protection term, are intended to partly compensate innovators for the...more

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