Since at least 2009, Canada has consistently ranked among the top ten countries for patent filings related to climate change mitigation and adaptation technologies. This is no surprise given Canada’s patent friendly courts and…
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September 21, 2024, marked the seventh anniversary of the significant amendments to the Patented Medicines (Notice of Compliance) Regulations (Regulations). This article provides an update on activities in the seventh year…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Health, Intellectual Property
JAMP filed an application with the Competition Tribunal on July 26, 2024, seeking leave to bring an abuse of dominance case against Janssen relating to ustekinumab (Janssen’s STELARA)…
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/ Civil Procedure, Health, Intellectual Property
On June 26, 2024, the Regulation to amend mainly the Regulation respecting the language of commerce and business (the Regulation) was published in the Gazette officielle du Québec. Since then, the Office québécois de la langue…
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/ Administrative Law, Business Organizations, Consumer Protection, Intellectual Property
Those familiar with filing and prosecuting trademark applications in Canada will know that the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) has among the world’s most stringent standards for assessing the specificity of goods…
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/ Business Organizations, Intellectual Property, Science, Computers, & Technology
On September 19, 2024, the Supreme Court of Canada granted Pharmascience leave to appeal a Federal Court of Appeal decision affirming a trial decision that upheld the validity of Janssen’s patent relating to paliperidone…
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/ Civil Procedure, Health, Intellectual Property, Science, Computers, & Technology
In April 2023, a curious law professor and lawyer submitted his “Introductory Civil Procedure” exam to ChatGPT, an AI chatbot, to see how it would score. The results were surprising: ChatGPT outperformed over 70% of his…
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/ Civil Procedure, Law Practice Products & Services, Intellectual Property, Science, Computers, & Technology
Businesses can prevent third parties from misusing their valuable and commercially sensitive business information and trade secrets through contracts and the common law in Canada…
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/ Business Organizations, Commercial Law & Contracts, Intellectual Property
Explore skinny labelling & obviousness in Canada and Australia -
If you are an intellectual property (IP) owner, a litigator or an in-house legal professional managing IP litigation in multiple jurisdictions, don’t miss this…
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Explore skinny labelling & obviousness in Canada and Australia -
If you are an intellectual property (IP) owner, a litigator or an in-house legal professional managing IP litigation in multiple jurisdictions, don’t miss this…
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/ Health, Intellectual Property, International Law & Trade, Science, Computers, & Technology
In a public decision dated August 8, 2024, Justice Furlanetto of the Federal Court found Boehringer Ingelheim’s Canadian Patent No. 2,591,083 (the 083 patent) valid and infringed by JAMP in an action under the Patented Medicines…
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/ Health, Intellectual Property
Formally known as prohibited marks, official marks are a distinctive feature of Canadian trademark law, providing government entities with an exclusive and powerful tool to protect their marks, symbols and emblems. Private…
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/ Intellectual Property
The College of Patent Agents & Trademark Agents (CPATA) recently issued an alert regarding a surge in fraudulent emails targeting trademark owners. As is typical of these “phishing” scams, the emails often pressure recipients to…
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/ Business Organizations, Consumer Protection, Intellectual Property
Manitoba has implemented a Biosimilars Initiative effective August 1, 2024. Manitoba is the last province in Canada to implement a biosimilar policy that requires patients receiving funding under the Manitoba Pharmacare program…
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/ Health, Insurance
Registering a trademark across multiple jurisdictions can be a complex process. Brand owners must strike a balance between maximizing protection across their jurisdictions of interest and managing both risks and costs to develop…
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/ Business Organizations, Intellectual Property, International Law & Trade
