Supreme Court finds Ontario mandate letters are cabinet deliberations
The majority of the Supreme Court found that mandate letters from the Ontario Premier to his cabinet were confidences and exempt from...Read More
Infringers held accountable with the springboard profits and accounting for profits remedies
The SCC dismissed Nova Chemical’s appeal of Dow Chemicals’ accounting of profits and springboard profits award in an 8:1 (Côté J. dissenting)...Read More
A fair trial, not a perfect trial: SCC provides guidance on the limits of judicial intervention during a cross-examination
A majority of the SCC has affirmed a decision that a trial judge’s rulings curtailing lines of questioning in a cross-examination in...Read More
Supreme Court of Canada Refuses to Hear Mining Patent Obviousness Appeal
On June 14, 2018, the Supreme Court of Canada dismissed Ciba’s application for leave to appeal the decision of the Federal Court...Read More
Apotex Seeks Rehearing of NEXIUM Patent Validity Following Supreme Court’s Decision
On August 29, 2017 Apotex filed a motion with the Supreme Court of Canada, requesting a rehearing of the appeal and an...Read More
Supreme Court Breaks The “Promise Doctrine” In NEXIUM Patent Dispute
On June 30, 2017, the Supreme Court of Canada released its judgment in AstraZeneca v. Apotex, a case dealing with the utility...Read More
Supreme Court upholds worldwide injunction against Google
In Google v. Equustek, the Supreme Court of Canada today upheld a worldwide interlocutory injunction requiring Google to delist certain webpages from its...Read More
Supreme Court dismisses ramipril section 8 damages appeal
On April 20, 2015, the Supreme Court of Canada dismissed from the bench Pfizer’s appeal arising from Apotex Ramipril FCA. The Supreme Court took...Read More
Supreme Court denies to hear DEXILANT innovative drug appeal
On June 12, 2013, the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) dismissed, with costs, Takeda’s application for leave to appeal the judgment of the...Read More
VIAGRA patent not invalidated in prohibition application appeal
On June 4, 2013, the Supreme Court of Canada granted in part Pfizer’s application for a modification of its reasons of the...Read More
Lilly’s ZYPREXA leave application dismissed
On May 16, 2013 the Supreme Court of Canada dismissed Eli Lilly’s leave application seeking leave to appeal the Judgment of the...Read More
Apotex’s application for leave to appeal COMBIGAN prohibition order dismissed
On May 9, 2013, the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) dismissed Apotex’s application for leave to appeal of a prohibition Order order issued...Read More
Supreme Court of Canada denies leave to hear section 8 case
On June 14, 2012, the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) denied leave to hear an appeal involving section 8 of the Patented...Read More