Federal Court Holds Apotex Could Have But Would Not Have Used Non-Infringing Alternative
Apotex was held liable in 2008 for infringing ADIR’s patent by selling perindopril tables made in Canada to affiliates in the UK...Read More
Federal Court Holds Biologic Patent Valid and Infringed
In the first patent action involving biosimilars, the Federal Court held that the patent was valid and infringed. The Kennedy Trust for...Read More
Apo-Esomeprazole Section 8 Action Dismissed Due to Infringement
Apotex Inc. v. AstraZeneca Canada Inc, is the Federal Court’s decision regarding Apotex’s section 8 action, and AstraZeneca’s related infringement action, in relation...Read More
Why Are We Here? Actual Loss Required For Trademark Damages
Clearview Plumbing & Heating Ltd. v. Clockwork IP, LLC is a trademark infringement action that proceeded to trial despite the parties agreeing that...Read More
Abusive Patent Infringement Claim Dismissed by Federal Court
In Mostar Directional Technologies Inc. v. Drill-Tek Corporation and Drill-Tek MWD Services Ltd., Mostar claimed patent infringement and inducement. Mostar provides drilling...Read More
Notice and Notice: ISPs May Only Charge Reasonable Fees For Disclosing Identities Of Suspected Copyright Infringers
Sections 41.25 and 41.26 of the Copyright Act allow copyright owners to send notices of infringed copyright to ISPs, such as Rogers....Read More
What Do You Really Get When You Acquire Copyrighted Materials Through Foreclosure?
AAAI is an architecture firm that developed plans for a building project called “Murray’s Walk” for MWDL. In April 2009, AAAI filed...Read More
Hindsight Approach to Obviousness Rejected In Oilfield Patent Dispute
Justice Manson’s recent decision in Frac Shack Inc. v. AFD Petroleum Ltd., provides a framework for obviousness when dealing with a combination...Read More
Plea of Indirect Inducement Survives Motion To Strike
In Elbit Systems Electro-optics Elop Ltd. v. Selex ES Ltd., 2016 FC 1000, the Federal Court allowed part of a motion to...Read More
Infringement To The Omax: Default Judgement In Real Estate Trade-mark Action
In Maxwell Realty Inc. v. Omax Realty Ltd., Justice McDonald considered an ex-parte motion for default judgement for trade-mark infringement. Maxwell operates...Read More
On Thin Ice: Court Dismisses Snowmobile Infringement Action
In Arctic Cat Inc v Bombardier Recreational Products, Justice Roy of the Federal Court dismissed Arctic Cat’s action against Bombardier for infringement...Read More
Microsoft Enforces Software Copyright Against Recidivist Copier: Microsoft v. Liu
In Microsoft v Liu, Justice Boswell of the Federal Court determined that Mr. Liu had infringed Microsoft’s copyright in several programs and...Read More
Court Refuses to Bifurcate Section 8 Counterclaim from Olopatadine Infringement Action
In Alcon Canada Inc. v. Apotex Inc., 2016 FC 898, Prothonotary Tabib dismissed Alcon’s motion to bifurcate its infringement action from...Read More
NOV Downhole Fails to Pierce the Corporate Veil
In NOV Downhole Eurasia Limited v. TLL Oilfield Consulting Ltd., 2016 FC 685, NOV appealed an Order of Prothonotary Milczynski (acting in...Read More
The Wrath of Chanel: Federal Court awards $250,000 in Punitive Damages for Repeated Trade-Mark Infringement
An action brought by Chanel for the infringement and passing off of various trade-marks was disposed of via summary trial. In Chanel...Read More
Pay the wall – circumventing paywalls is copyright infringement
In 1395804 Ontario Limited (Blacklock’s Reporter) v. Canadian Vintners Association, 2015 CanLII 65885, Deputy Judge Lyon Gilbert of the Ottawa Small Claims...Read More
Oil well spill tray patents not infringed, one invalid – Federal Court
On June 7, 2013, Justice Barnes issued his Reasons for Judgment in a patent infringement action between Zero Spill Systems and Rat Plastic...Read More
Third time’s a charm? Court of Appeal again remits Weatherford’s induced infringement claim
On October 17, 2012, the Federal Court of Appeal issues it’s Reason for Judgment in Corlac Inc. et al v. Weatherford Canada...Read More
Statements in Clinical Pharmacology section do not induce YASMIN patent infringement – CAFC
On April 16, 2011, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed that Sandoz, Watson and Lupin do not infringe U.S....Read More