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Background Samsung brought this motion for letters of request to be sent to the United States to compel the discovery of inventors who reside there....

Persistent procrastination proves pricey as the Federal Court strikes EverForce’s software piracy defence

19 Aug 2024

Lesley Caswell, Chris Leichthammer

Canadian decisions, Copyright, Non-pharma

Ansys sued Everforce Energy Ltd. and its president, Raad William Barnet, in April 2022 for unauthorized use of copyright-protected software. The defendants failed to comply...

New evidence on appeal demonstrates use of TRAUMEEL mark during relevant period

18 Aug 2024

Jon Stainsby, Émilie-Anne Fleury

Appeal, Canadian decisions, Non-pharma, Trade-marks

Background In Biologische Heilmittel Heel GmbH v. Barrette Legal Inc., the Federal Court granted an appeal pursuant to section 56 of the Trademarks Act and maintained...

Boehringer v. JAMP continued: the Federal Court’s look at anticipation and sound prediction of utility

16 Aug 2024

Devin Doyle

Canadian decisions, PM NOC, Uncategorized

The Federal Court’s recent decision in Boehringer v JAMP, 2024 FC 1198 concerned two patents relating to nintedanib capsules (which Boehringer markets as OFEV). Our...

An essential part of construction: Federal Court revisits the test for whether a claim element is essential or non-essential

09 Aug 2024

Devin Doyle

Canadian decisions, Patent Infringement, PM NOC

Boehringer v JAMP, 2024 FC 1198 was an action under the PMNOC Regulations concerning infringement and validity of two patents relating to the nintedanib capsules...

Preventous saga continued: Audit reports not “supplied” and not “confidential” under s 20(1)(b)

08 Aug 2024

Lesley Caswell, Alyssa Gaffen

Access to Information, Appeal, Canadian decisions, Court Practice, Judicial Review, Non-pharma

The Federal Court dismissed the judicial review by Preventous Collaborative Health, Provital Health and Copeman Healthcare Centre after their half-decade-long saga to prevent Health Canada’s...

Counter(defeated): Louis Vuitton awarded compensatory and punitive damages

05 Aug 2024

Bill Mayo, Mary Murray

In a recent summary trial decision of the Federal Court, Justice McHaffie found multiple defendants selling counterfeit Louis Vuitton goods liable for violations of the...

Exception to payment clause applies in settlement agreement for valacyclovir

05 Aug 2024

Lesley Caswell, Anne Fergusson

Canadian decisions, PM NOC, Settlements

The case surrounds an agreement made following a 2009 dispute over GSK’s product Valtrex (valacyclovir hydrochloride). In 2008, Health Canada approved Pharmascience and Apotex to...

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Letters of request for inventors premature and trial date set