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Prescription Drugs Certificates of Supplementary Protection (CSPs)

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New guidance documents and regulatory amendments regarding therapeutic product shortages

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As we have previously reported, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Minister of Health had made interim orders pursuant to the Food and Drugs Act to address the significant risk to health posed by shortages in 2020 and...more

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2021 Highlights in Canadian Life Sciences IP and Regulatory Law

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In the fall of 2021, the Rx IP Update team celebrated its 20thyear of monthly updates on Canadian life sciences IP and regulatory law. Below are highlights from our team’s 2021 updates...more

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Regulatory amendments provide permanent measures to address therapeutic product shortages

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On September 1, 2021, Regulations Amending Certain Regulations Concerning Drugs and Medical Devices (Shortages) (the “Regulations”) were published in Part II of the Canada Gazette. These amendments are intended to provide...more

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JULUCA CSP application remitted to Minister of Health for reconsideration

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UPDATE: On January 13, 2021, the Minister of Health refused the application on reconsideration. Viiv sought but later discontinued a second application for judicial review (T-258-21). In a decision dated July 10, 2020,...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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Certificate of Supplementary Protection Regime: Second Anniversary Update

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September 21, 2019 marked the second anniversary of the certificate of supplementary protection (CSP) regime in Canada. CSPs provide an additional term of patent-like protection of up to two years. In our first anniversary...more

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2019 Mid-Year Highlights in Canadian Life Sciences IP

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Below are the major highlights in Canadian life sciences intellectual property and regulatory law that we have reported on in the first half of 2019....more

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Rx IP Update - April 2019

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PMPRB amendments expected to come into force no earlier than Spring 2020 - On April 1, 2019, Health Canada released Forward Regulatory Plan 2019-2021: Regulations Amending the Patented Medicines Regulations. This brief...more

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Rx IP Update - September 2018

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Certificate of Supplementary Protection Regime: First Anniversary Update - September 21, 2018 marked the first anniversary of the certificate of supplementary protection (CSP) regime. CSPs, which provide an additional...more

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Rx IP Update - April 2018

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Standing Committee on Health proposes National Pharmacare program, modifications to prescription and generic drug pricing - While common among member countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development...more

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Canada Institutes Certificates of Supplementary Protection for Approved Drug Products

On September 21, 2017, the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) signed between the European Union (EU) and Canada provisionally entered into force in Canada.  Among other things, this agreement seeks to harmonize...more

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