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On February 17, 2023, the Federal Court ruled that Sandoz and Sun Pharma may counterclaim as of right against non-asserted patent claims in separate actions pursuant to the Patented Medicines (Notice of Compliance)...more
UPDATE: On November 3, 2020, the Federal Court of Appeal dismissed Amgen’s appeal. See our article here. On April 16, 2020, Justice Southcott of the Federal Court issued the first decision under the amended Patented...more
On October 4, 2019, the Federal Court of Appeal dismissed Pfizer’s appeal of its failed motion to dismiss Amgen’s action under section 6 of the Patented Medicines (Notice of Compliance) Regulations (PMNOC Regulations) for a...more
On Sept. 1, 2015, the PTAB issued an order in Coalition for Affordable Drugs (CFAD) v. NPS Pharmaceuticals for the parties to brief the following questions in 7 business days...more
One of the statistics gleaned from Director Michelle Lee's recent blog on the post-issuance review provisions of the America Invents Act is that only 42% of inter partes review petitions have been granted over the past three...more
On July 28, 2015, Celgene filed a motion for sanctions in IPR Nos. 2015-01092 and 2015-01103, proceedings challenging the validity of Celgene patents covering Thalomid®, Revlimid® and Pomalyst®. Celgene specifically...more