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Ontario Court of Appeal affirms dismissal of Apotex’s Statutes of Monopolies and Trademarks Act claims regarding olanzapine

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On March 8, 2021, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice dismissed Apotex’s claims against Eli Lilly (Lilly) under the Statute of Monopolies, Trademarks Act, and common law conspiracy relating to Canadian Patent No. 2,041,113...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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PM(NOC) Regulations: Fourth year following major amendments

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September 21, 2021 marked the fourth anniversary of the significant amendments to the Patented Medicines (Notice of Compliance) Regulations (Regulations). This article provides an update on activities in the fourth year...more

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Apotex seeks leave to appeal lisdexamfetamine patent decision

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As previously reported, the Federal Court of Appeal dismissed Apotex’s appeal from a decision holding that the claims of a patent relating to lisdexamfetamine (Shire’s VYVANSE) were valid and prohibiting the Minister of...more

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Federal Court of Appeal upholds Federal Court decision finding Shire’s VYVANSE patent valid

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Update: On October 7, 2021, the Supreme Court of Canada denied Apotex’s leave to appeal (Apotex v Shire, Docket No. 39662). The Federal Court of Appeal (FCA) recently dismissed an appeal by Apotex from a decision of the...more

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Supreme Court of Canada Leave Applications - May 2020

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UPDATE: UPDATE: On December 10, 2020, the Supreme Court of Canada dismissed Pfizer’s application for leave to appeal (Docket No. 39150) (see article here). Pfizer seeks leave in pregabalin section 8 case As previously...more

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Federal Court of Appeal dismisses Apotex’s appeal of $61M profits award to Servier/ADIR for infringement of perindopril patent

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On March 11, 2020, the Federal Court of Appeal dismissed Apotex’s appeal of the Federal Court’s decision ordering Apotex to pay over $61M from an accounting of profits from Apotex’s infringement of ADIR’s perindopril patent...more

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Amgen and Accord End Filgrastim, Pegfilgrastim Biosimilar Litigation

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On November 14, 2019, the parties in the Amgen v. Accord (previously Apotex) follow-on BPCIA litigation filed a Stipulation of Dismissal, agreeing “to the dismissal, without prejudice, of all remaining claims and...more

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Rx IP Update - February 2019

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Orders of prohibition relating to polymorphic form patent for PRISTIQ upheld on appeal - As previously reported, the Federal Court, in a pair of decisions, granted orders prohibiting Apotex and Teva from marketing their...more

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Orders of prohibition relating to polymorphic form patent for PRISTIQ upheld on appeal

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As previously reported, the Federal Court, in a pair of decisions, granted orders prohibiting Apotex and Teva from marketing their generic o-desmethyl-venlafaxine (ODV) succinate products (Pfizer’s PRISTIQ) until expiry of...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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Eli Lilly’s EFFIENT combination use patent found obvious

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On July 13, 2018, the Federal Court dismissed Eli Lilly’s application for a prohibition order, finding that Apotex’s allegation of obviousness of Patent No. 2,432,644 (644 Patent) was justified: Eli Lilly Canada Inc v Apotex...more

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Shire’s VYVANSE patent valid, prohibition order issued

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On June 29, 2018, Justice Fothergill of the Federal Court granted Shire’s application under the pre-amended Patented Medicines (Notice of Compliance) Regulations (PMNOC Regulations) for an order prohibiting the Minister of...more

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Rx IP Update - January 2018

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Apotex granted damages from contract research organization for delayed FDA approval of two products - Appeal of summary dismissal under PMNOC Regulations: dismissal order stayed...more

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Rx IP Update - December 2017

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PMPRB News - PMPRB releases scoping paper relating to proposed amended Regulations - As previously reported, on December 2, 2017, Canada’s Governor-in-Council published proposed Regulations Amending the Patented...more

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Rx IP Update - July 2017

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Supreme Court of Canada strikes down "promise doctrine", upholds AstraZeneca’s NEXIUM patent as useful - As previously reported, on June 30, 2017, the Supreme Court of Canada granted AstraZeneca’s appeal in the NEXIUM...more

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Rx IP Update - May 2017

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Federal Court of Appeal finds that Apotex did not fail to mitigate its damages in relation to Apo-Trazodone drug submission - On April 6, 2017, the Federal Court of Appeal overturned the Federal Court’s finding that...more

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Ontario Superior Court dismisses summary judgment motion in Lansoprazole Section 8 Claim

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On February 27, 2017, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (2017 ONSC 1348) dismissed a motion for summary judgment brought by Abbott Laboratories and Takeda Pharmaceuticals, the defendants in an action for damages brought...more

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Rx IP Update - March 2017

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Tribunal dismisses Eli Lilly’s NAFTA challenge on promise utility doctrine - As previously reported, Eli Lilly submitted claims to international arbitration under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) seeking...more

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Second Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Sham Citizen Petition Claim, Summary Judgment on False Advertising Claims **WEB ONLY**

Addressing Sherman Act and Lanham Act claims arising out of an Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA), the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit upheld the district court’s dismissal of the plaintiffs’ Sherman Act claim...more

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