Apotex Inc. v. H. Lundbeck A/S [2013 FC 1188] Background Apotex was the losing party in an impeachment trial of Lundbeck’s Canadian Patent 1,339,452 in which Lundbeck […]
Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Limitee v Eurocopter, 2013 FCA 261 Background The Federal Court of Appeal declined a motion under Rule 397 of the Federal Court […]
Bayer Inc. v Cobalt Pharmaceuticals Company [2013 FC 1061] Background This proceeding is an application under the NOC regulations by Bayer seeking a prohibition order to […]
Summary A new bill (H.R. 3309) was introduced entitled The Innovation Act of 2013. The bill is cosponsored by Howard Coble (R-N.C.) the chairman of the […]
Mylan Pharmaceuticals ULC v Bristol-Myers Squibb Canada Co. [2013 FCA 231] Background This is an appeal of a cost award from a Judgment of Justice Barnes […]
Teva Canada Limited v Novartis Pharmaceuticals Canada Inc, 2013 FCA 244. Background Teva appealed a judgment of Justice Hughes(2012 FC 283) where a prohibition order was […]
Distrimedic Inc v Dispill Inc. 2013 FC 1043 Background The patent at issue is Canadian Patent No. 2,207,045. The product is a kit for the manufacture […]
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Canada Inc. v Cobalt Pharmaceuticals Company [2013 FC 985] Affirmed on Appeal [2014 FCA 17] Background This is an application under the NOC regulations […]
Re. Patent Application No. 2,144,068, CD 1339 This decision was a review by the Patent Appeal Board of the Examiner’s final rejection in respect of Canadian […]
Re Patent Application 2,222,229 [CD 1341] Background The PAB dealt with a Final Action on patent application number 2,222,229 which was entitled “SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR […]
Re: Patent Application No. 2,248,228 [CD 1340] Background The Commissioner of Patents reviewed the decision of the PAB relating to patent application 2,248,228 entitled ‘METHOD OF […]
Re. Patent Application No. 2,304,195, CD 1338 This decision was a review by the Patent Appeal Board (PAB) of the final rejection of patent application no. […]
Re: Patent Application No. 2,285,834 [CD 1337] Background The Patent application 2,285,834 was filed on October 13, 1999 based on a US priority application no. 09/182,020 filed on […]
Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Limitee v Eurocopter [2013 FCA 219] Background In the Federal Court decision Eurocopter v Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Limitee [2012 FC 113] […]
The Procter & Gamble Company, Procter & Gamble Inc. v Brushpoint Innovations Inc. [2013 ONSC 5747] Background In the fall of 2012 the applicants sued […]
Apotex Inc. v Abbot Laboratories Ltd. Takeda Pharmaceuticals Company Ltd. And Takeda Pharmaceuticals America Inc. 2013 ONCA 555 Apotex appealed the dismissal of its unjust […]
ABB Technology AG et al. v. Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd.- 2013 FC 947 This action relates to the alleged infringement of two patents held by ABB […]
Sanofi-Aventis v. Apotex Inc. – 2013 FCA 186 Per Pelletier J.A. (Noel J.A. concurring): Apotex attempted to market a generic version of clopidogrel bisulfate (clopidogrel), sold […]