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Administrative law 2022 FC 1209

AbbVie Corporation v. Canada (Health)

The Federal Court dismissed AbbVie’s judicial review. It held the Minister reasonably treated “another drug” under the PM(NOC) Regulations as DIN-specific and marketed in Canada.

  • Pm(noc) regulations
  • Biosimilars
  • Second person
  • Notice of compliance
  • Reference biologic drug
  • Marketing requirement
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Product liability 2022 BCCA 111

James v. Johnson & Johnson Inc.

The Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal in a product liability action over the EVRA patch, upholding refusal to strike the pleadings and summary dismiss the claim.

  • Failure to warn
  • Design defect
  • Manufacturing defect
  • Striking pleadings (r.9-5)
  • Summary dismissal/summary trial (r.9-6)
  • Pleading requirements
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Patent law 2018 FC 1034

Biogen Canada Inc. v. Taro Pharmaceuticals Inc.

The Federal Court ordered common invalidity issues in two Patented Medicine (Notice of Compliance) actions to be tried concurrently to save time and resources.

  • Notice of allegation
  • Patent invalidity
  • Concurrent trial
  • Case management
  • First-to-market commercial rights
  • Patent-invalidity
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Administrative law 2018 FC 710

Doshi v. Canada (Attorney General)

The Federal Court allowed Dr. Doshi’s judicial review, finding Health Canada unreasonably imposed a confidentiality requirement for clinical trial data under Vanessa’s Law.

  • Clinical trial transparency
  • Confidential business information
  • Vanessa's law (protecting canadians from unsafe drugs act)
  • Freedom of expression (charter s.2(b))
  • Delegation of regulatory power
  • Mandamus remedy
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Patent law 2017 FC 332

Teva Canada Limited v. Pfizer Canada Inc.

La Cour fĂ©dĂ©rale a fixĂ© les paramĂštres du calcul des dommages de Teva au titre de l’art. 8, en retenant le 26 aoĂ»t 2010 comme dĂ©but de la pĂ©riode de responsabilitĂ©.

  • Pmnoc regulations
  • Section 8 damages
  • But‑for market analysis
  • Liability period
  • Market share allocation
  • Formulary listing
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Administrative law 2017 FC 315

Apotex Inc. v. Canada (Health)

La Cour fĂ©dĂ©rale a rejetĂ© la demande de contrĂŽle judiciaire d’Apotex, concluant que l’exigence de renseignements supplĂ©mentaires sur l’intĂ©gritĂ© des donnĂ©es Ă©tait ni entachĂ©e par l’import ban ni dĂ©raisonnable.

  • Data integrity
  • Import ban
  • Establishment licence
  • Notice of compliance (noc)
  • Procedural fairness
  • Improper purpose
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Patent law 2016 FC 1362

Meda AB v. Canada (Health)

Federal Court upheld Pharmascience’s non-infringement and overbreadth challenges to claim 1 of the '988 Patent, but rejected anticipation, obviousness, and utility attacks.

  • Patent validity
  • Infringement
  • Anticipation
  • Obviousness
  • Utility
  • Overbreadth
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Patent law 2016 FC 1099

Apotex Inc v. Shire LLC

The Federal Court ordered a partial consolidation of related PM(NOC) proceedings, allowing the prohibition application and impeachment action to be heard together on one viva voce record.

  • Pm(noc) regulations
  • Consolidation/joinder
  • Burden of proof
  • Evidence admissibility
  • Section 8 damages
  • Notice of allegation
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Patent law 2016 FC 720

Apotex Inc. v. Alcon Canada Inc.

Motion to bifurcate granted in a section 8 PM(NOC) action. The Court ordered hypothetical infringement and validity of the ‘287 and ‘172 patents tried first.

  • Bifurcation
  • Hypothetical infringement
  • Validity
  • Damages under pm(noc) regulations section 8
  • Consolidation
  • Discovery
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Intellectual property 2015 SCC 20

Sanofi-Aventis v. Apotex Inc.

The Supreme Court of Canada dismissed an appeal in a PM(NOC) Regulations damages case, upholding findings on the 24-month liability period, generic entry timing, market share, and lost sales.

  • Patented medicines (notice of compliance) regulations
  • Section 8 damages
  • Statutory stay
  • Authorized generic entry
  • Lost profits
  • Market share assessment
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