Pharmaceutical inventions have been the subject of special provisions in the past, the likes of which have not been applied to other inventions. Furthermore, pharmaceuticals are the subject of much government regulation outside of the patent system.
Astrazeneca Canada Inc. v. Ranbaxy Pharmaceuticals Canada Inc., 2013 FC 232 Astrazeneca brought an application under section 5 the PM(NOC) Regulations defending Canadian Patent No. 2,170,647 […]
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Canada Inc. v. Teva Canada Limited, 2013 FC 283 Novartis brought two applications under the provisions of the PM(NOC) Regulations to restrain the Minister […]
Apotex Inc. v. H. Lunbeck A/S, 2013 FC 192 Apotex sought a declaration of invalidity against Lundbeck’s Canadian patent 1,339,452 (‘452) covering the serotonin reuptake inhibitor […]
AstraZeneca Canada Inc. v. Apotex Inc., 2013 FCA 77 AstraZeneca appeals the trial court’s decision in a proceeding commenced by Apotex under s. 8 of the […]
AstraZeneca Canada Inc. v. Teva Canada Limited, 2013 FC 245 AstraZeneca seeks an order prohibiting the Minister of Health from issuing a Notice of Compliance to […]
Teva Canada Limited v. Novartis AG, 2013 FC 141 Novartis is the owner of Canadian Patent No. 2,093,203 (the '203 Patent) covering imatinib, the active ingredient […]
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Canada Inc. v. Apotex Inc., 2013 FC 142 Novartis is the owner of Canadian Patent No. 2,093,203 (the '203 Patent) covering imatinib mesylate, the […]
Apotex Inc. v. Astrazeneca Canada Inc., 2013 FCA 47 Apotex is the defendant to an infringement action brought by AstraZeneca. In the course of that proceeding, […]
Canada (Health) v. Celgene Inc., 2013 FCA 43 This was an appeal from a Federal Court decision granting Celgene’s application for judicial review and quashing the […]
Pfizer Canada et al. v. Pharmascience Inc., 2013 FC 120 Pfizer brought an application under the PM(NOC) Regulations to prohibit the Minister of Health from issuing […]
Eli Lilly Canada Inc. v. Teva Canada Limited – 2013 FC 28 This application was brought by Eli Lilly Canada under the PM(NOC) Regulations, seeking an […]
Apotex Inc. v. Canada (Health), 2012 FCA 322 Apotex commenced an application for judicial review of the Minister of Health’s treatment of its submission for a […]
Takeda Canada Inc. v. Canada (Health) – 2013 FCA 13 Takeda Canada appealed from the Federal Court’s decision dismissing Takeda's application for judicial review of a […]
Apotex Inc. v. Abbott Laboratories Limited, 2013 ONSC 356 In this case, Apotex claimed damages against Abbott Laboratories and Takeda Pharmaceuticals based on unjust enrichment. On […]