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Canadian Legal Code? Copying Foreign Law Can’t Infringe Copyright Under US Law

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The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held that reprinting foreign law cannot be an infringement of US copyright law. Canadian Standards Association v. P.S. Knight Co., Ltd., Case No. 23-50081 (5th Cir. July 16, 2024)...more

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Arbitrations Can Be Determined by Summary Judgment

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A recent decision from the Ontario Court of Appeal has confirmed that an arbitrator has jurisdiction to resolve a dispute through a summary judgment motion. The decision confirms that an arbitrator’s discretion is delineated...more

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Ontario Superior Court dismisses Apotex’s Statutes of Monopolies claims regarding sildenafil

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On September 27, 2021, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice granted Pfizer’s motion for summary judgment and dismissed Apotex’s claims for treble damages and double costs under the Ontario and English Statutes of Monopolies,...more

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La Cour suprême du Canada se prononce à l’unanimité sur la prescription et la possibilité de découvrir des dommages

Dans l’arrêt Grant Thornton LLP c. Nouveau-Brunswick, la Cour suprême du Canada (la « CSC ») a statué à l’unanimité que le délai de prescription commence à courir lorsque les faits à l’origine d’une réclamation sont...more

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Supreme Court of Canada Addresses Limitation Periods and Discoverability in Unanimous Decision

In Grant Thornton LLP v. New Brunswick, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) unanimously held that a claim is discovered – and the limitation period begins to run – when the plaintiff knows, or ought to know, the material facts...more

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Federal Court of Appeal finds summary trial appropriate, upholds dismissal of ViiV’s action for patent infringement re: Gilead’s...

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Update: On September 15, 2021, ViiV applied to the Supreme Court of Canada for leave to appeal (Docket No. 39823). The Federal Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal by ViiV from a decision of the Federal Court granting...more

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Foreign Prosecution History Evidence Permitted under Section 53.1 of the Patent Act

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The Federal Court has now released the first decision in which the scope of Section 53.1 of the Canadian Patent Act—the so-called “file wrapper estoppel” provision—has been considered. We recently published an IP Update...more

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Apotex not permitted to plead promise-based invalidity grounds in Ontario section 8 lansoprazole action

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This motion arose in the context of a section 8 action in which Apotex claims damages for delay in the issuance of its notice of compliance for its generic lansoprazole product (Takeda's PREVACID), due to prohibition...more

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Amended PMNOC Regulations: First Anniversary Update

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As previously reported, the amended Patented Medicines (Notice of Compliance) Regulations (“Regulations”) came into force on September 21, 2017, heralding significant changes to the landscape for pharmaceutical companies in...more

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Eight Years Later, Suspended Contract Bites Contractor

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How long can work under a contract be suspended before the contractor’s obligations will be deemed terminated? A lot longer than you might expect....more

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