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Patent law 2024 FC 1137

Alexion Pharmaceuticals v. Amgen Canada Inc.

The Federal Court granted Amgen leave in part to amend its defence in two PM(NOC) actions, but refused one open-ended prior-publications amendment.

  • Misrepresentation under patent act s.53
  • Pleading particulars (rule 181)
  • Motion to amend (rule 75)
  • Motions to strike / rule 221 threshold
  • Anticipation / prior art
  • Interests of justice balancing
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Patent law 2024 FC 106

Takeda Canada Inc. v. Apotex Inc.

The Federal Court dismissed Takeda’s patent action against Apotex, finding no infringement of the dexlansoprazole claims and invalidity for inadequate disclosure and unsound prediction of utility.

  • Claim construction
  • Infringement
  • Anticipation
  • Obviousness
  • Utility / sound prediction
  • Sufficiency of disclosure (s.27(3))
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Trademark law 2023 FC 804

Energizer Brands, LLC v. Gillette Company

The Federal Court held Duracell’s Energizer and Energizer Max sticker use depreciated goodwill under section 22, but dismissed the false advertising claims.

  • Depreciation of goodwill
  • False or misleading advertising
  • Trademark use
  • Injunctive relief
  • Damages
  • Expert evidence admissibility
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Patent law 2022 FC 417

Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. v. Pharmascience Inc.

The Federal Court upheld Merck’s asserted claims and rejected Pharmascience’s obviousness and insufficiency challenges.

  • Obviousness
  • Insufficiency
  • Selection patent
  • Claim construction
  • Inventive concept
  • Infringement declaration
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Patent law 2021 FC 384

Hoffmann-La Roche Limited v. Sandoz Canada Inc.

Federal Court held Sandoz would induce infringement of some Roche pirfenidone claims, but not directly infringe. The asserted claims were invalid for obviousness and as methods of medical treatment.

  • Claim construction
  • Infringement
  • Inducement
  • Obviousness
  • Double patenting
  • Anticipation
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Patent law 2016 FC 382

Shire Canada Inc. v. Apotex Inc.

The Federal Court held that Apotex’s MAS XR capsules did not infringe claims 22, 31, 32, 43 or 46 of the 090 Patent, and dismissed Shire’s application.

  • Claim construction
  • Infringement
  • Invalidity (overbreadth, ambiguity, insufficiency, utility)
  • Burden of proof in noc proceedings
  • Expert evidence and blinding
  • Bioequivalence
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Patent law 2015 FC 1261

Amgen Canada Inc. v. Apotex Inc.

The Federal Court held Claim 43 novel and useful, but found it obvious in light of Welte and dismissed Amgen’s prohibition application under the NOC Regulations.

  • Novelty (anticipation)
  • Obviousness
  • Utility (promise of patent)
  • Claim construction
  • Burden of proof (presumption of validity)
  • Person skilled in the art (posita)
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Patent law 2014 FC 699

Alcon Canada Inc. v. Apotex Inc.

The Federal Court dismissed Alcon’s prohibition application, finding the ’287 claims anticipated and obvious over the ’417 prior art, while rejecting the utility challenge.

  • Anticipation
  • Obviousness
  • Utility (promise doctrine and sound prediction)
  • Selection patents
  • Claim construction
  • Noc regulations
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Patent law 2013 FC 120

Pfizer Canada Inc. v. Pharmascience Inc.

The Federal Court dismissed Pfizer and Warner-Lambert’s NOC application, holding claim 3 of the pregabalin patent was too broad and lacked support for the racemate and all claimed pain uses.

  • Claim construction
  • Sound prediction (utility)
  • Inutility
  • Obviousness
  • Selection patents
  • Reissue application
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Patent law 2012 FC 1189

AstraZeneca Canada Inc. v. Pharmascience Inc.

The Federal Court held that Pharmascience’s invalidity allegations were not justified and granted AstraZeneca’s prohibition order over the 531 patent.

  • Utility
  • Sufficiency of disclosure
  • Obviousness
  • Claim construction
  • Notice of allegation (noc) procedure
  • Sufficiency-of-disclosure
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