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Pharma patent litigation case summary

  • 06 mai 2024
  • Aarzoo Mahajan

Takeda Canada Inc. (“Takeda”) alleged that Apotex, Inc. (“Apotex”) infringed its patent for a pharmaceutical composition, in making, constructing, using or selling its dexlansoprazole capsules (the “Apotex Product”).

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Case summary: New evidence results in appeal allowed in part in trademark case

  • 06 mai 2024
  • Aarzoo Mahajan

This case involves an appeal under subsection 56(1) of the Trademarks Act. The dispute centers around two trademark registrations: No. TMA 894,117 (Cooperation Emblem/ swirl design or Mark 1) and No. TMA 891,721 (Sustainability Emblem or Mark 2) [collectively “the Marks”].

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Case summary: Federal Court decides discovery motions

  • 06 mai 2024
  • Andre Matheusik

n Pharmascience Inc v Janssen Inc, 2024 FC 335 (the “Discovery Motion”) and Pharmascience Inc v Janssen Inc, 2024 FC 336 (the “Motion to Substitute a Discovery Witness”), the Plaintiff, Pharmascience Inc (“Pharmascience”), sought the production of privileged or otherwise withheld information and the substitution of the corporate representative from the Defendants, Janssen Inc, Janssen Oncology, Inc, and BTF International Ltd (collectively, “Janssen”).

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Case summary: Federal Court allows appeal where evidence failed to show use in association with registered services

  • 06 mai 2024
  • David Bowden

This decision concerns an appeal of a decision of the Registrar of Trademarks under section 45 of the Trademarks Act involving a registration for the FENESTRAE trademark. In the decision below, the Hearing Officer ordered that a number of goods and services be cancelled because evidence failed to establish use in association with a number of goods and services, but maintained others.

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