The Great Green North: A Discussion on Canada’s Environmental Regulations
On August 9, 2019, the Minister of Health denied Merck’s application for a Certificate of Supplementary Protection (CSP) for Canadian Patent No 2,670,892 relating to the drug suvorexant (Merck’s BELSOMRA). On September 29,...more
On October 29, 2020, Justice Manson of the Federal Court ordered the Minister of Health to issue a notice of compliance (NOC) to Fresenius Kabi for IDACIO (adalimumab), a biosimilar of AbbVie’s HUMIRA: Fresenius Kabi v...more
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
IN THIS ISSUE: - Federal Court dismisses Servier's application for order of prohibition regarding salt patent for perindopril arginine - FCA upholds issuance of NON-W letter and cancellation of reconsideration process...more
September 21, 2018 marked the first anniversary of the certificate of supplementary protection (CSP) regime. CSPs, which provide an additional patent-like protection term, are intended to partly compensate innovators for the...more