Case Summary: Oilfield equipment company found to have induced patent infringement by others March 16, 2020 Pablo Tseng and Jordan Ghag Western Oilfield Equipment Rentals Ltd v M-I LLC, and M-I LLC v FR Marangoni Inc, 2019 FC 1606
Case summary: Janssen meets test for infringement by inducement; Apotex prohibited from receiving a NOC March 16, 2020 Peter W. Choe Janssen Inc. v. Apotex Inc., 2019 FC 1355
Case Summary: Federal Court dismisses pet insurance company claims that a competitor made false and misleading statements March 16, 2020 David Bowden Petline Insurance Company v Trupanion Brokers Ontario, 2019 FC 1450
Case Summary: Federal Court grants motion to allow “brand plans” as admissible business records during trial March 16, 2020 Cheryl Cheung Seedlings Life Science Ventures, LLC v. Pfizer Canada ULC, 2019 FC 1396
Case Summary: Security for Costs motion dismissed on basis of insufficient evidence, but allowed on account of parallel proceedings March 13, 2020 Kelly McClellan Double Diamond Distribution Ltd. v Crocs Canada Inc., (Full Decision: 2020 FC 82)
Case summary: Federal Court strikes respondent’s trademark from register based on evidence of abandonment March 13, 2020 Kelly McClellan Beijing Jingdong 360 du E-commerce Ltd. v Yue Zhang 2019 FC 1293
Case summary: Federal Court affirms obviousness finding, upholds conclusion of re-examination board March 13, 2020 Jenny Thistle Cusitar v Canada (Attorney General), 2019 FC 1641
Case Summary: Federal Court grants plaintiffs’ motion to allow two experts to address evidence from defendants’ expert March 13, 2020 Cheryl Cheung Hospira Healthcare Corporation v. Kennedy Trust for Rheumatology Research, 2019 FC 1402
Case Summary: FCA returns trademark and copyright claim to Federal Court for second redetermination March 13, 2020 Katie O’Meara Sandhu Singh Hamdard Trust v Navsun Holdings Ltd, 2019 FCA 295
Case Summary: Federal Court grants compensatory and punitive damages to Louis Vuitton in summary trial March 13, 2020 Kerri Malcolm Louis Vuitton Malletier SA v Wang, 2019 FC 1389