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Nearshoring is Expected to Increase: What are the Patent Challenges for IP Owners?

The new U.S. administration’s interest in tariffs has put the process of nearshoring front and center. What is nearshoring? That’s when goods are sent into the U.S. tariff-free from a country with a free trade agreement and a...more

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A first look at Canada’s proposed patent term adjustment system

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Bill C-47, entitled “An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 28, 2023,” had its first reading in the House of Commons on April 20, 2023. This omnibus bill includes proposed...more

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Federal Court concludes Minister of Health’s decision not to reassess data protection for SPRAVATO in view of CUSMA is reasonable

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Before approving Janssen’s esketamine hydrochloride product (SPRAVATO) on May 20, 2020, the Minister of Health determined that it was not an “innovative drug” as defined by section C.08.004.1(1) of the Food and Drug...more

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The Best of the Decade – Canadian Patent Law in the 2010s

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The 2010s saw many developments in Canadian patent law.  Establishment of a trade agreement with the European Union, ratification of an international IP treaty, implementation of a national IP strategy, and other domestic...more

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2018 Highlights in Canadian Life Sciences IP

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In 2018 we reported on a number of developments in life sciences IP and regulatory law. Our most-read articles were: #1 a June update on biosimilars (authored by Urszula Wojtyra); #2 a “live” summary chart of Vanessa’s Law...more

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