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Case summary: Motion for contempt of court granted

  • 22 novembre 2022
  • Ken Clark and Jonathan Marun-Batista

Bell Media enforced Anton Piller orders against the Defendants. This is a motion for contempt for not obeying the Anton Piller orders. The Federal Court granted the Plaintiff’s show cause motion for contempt, concluding that a prima facie case of contempt was made out.

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Case summary: Federal Court finds INVEGA SUSTENNA® (paliperidone palmitate) patent valid (again)

  • 21 novembre 2022
  • Cheryl Cheung

The plaintiffs, Janssen Inc. and Janssen Pharmaceutica, commenced these two actions (Court File Nos. T-1441-20 and T-558-22) against Pharmascience Inc. pursuant to subsection 6(1) of the Patented Medicines (Notice of Compliance Regulations) pertaining to the medication INVEGA SUSTENNA®, which contains the active ingredient paliperidone palmitate.

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Case summary: FCA rejects appeal alleging FC failed to adopt the perspective of the POSITA

  • 21 novembre 2022
  • David Chapman

The Appellants brought a s. 6(1) action under the PM(NOC) Regulations, asserting infringement of a patent relating to sustained release compositions of fampridine used in the treatment of multiple sclerosis. In the decision under appeal, the Federal Court had found four claims invalid for anticipation and all of the asserted claims invalid for obviousness.

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Case summary: Leave to amend granted, but trial adjourned if new invalidity defences pursued

  • 21 novembre 2022
  • David Chapman

In an action brought under s. 6(1) of the PM(NOC) Regulations, the Defendant brought a motion for leave to amend its Statement of Defence, less than 15 months before trial, both to make certain corrections and clarifications and to assert new invalidity defences, where previously, only the Gilette defence had been raised.

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Case summary: Court excludes expert report on the grounds that it is not proper reply

  • 21 novembre 2022
  • David Bowden

This decision relates to a motion by the Defendants/Plaintiffs by Counterclaim, Pattison, to exclude a reply report of an expert that was submitted by the Plaintiff/Defendant by Counterclaim, T-Rex. The Court excluded the report on the basis that only a new matter that could not reasonably have been anticipated can be made the subject of a valid reply.

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