IP Case Summaries FCA Upholds Decision to Deny Amendments to Statement of Defence March 14, 2014 Sanofi-Aventis Canada Inc. and Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH. v. Teva Canada Limited 2014 FCA 65 (Mainville, Sharlow and Dawson, JJ.A.)
IP Case Summaries Striking of Amendments to Section 8 Statement of Defence and Portions of Expert Affidavits Upheld March 14, 2014 Sanofi-Aventis v. Apotex Inc., 2014 FCA 66 (Mainville, J.A., concurred in by Sharlow J.A. and Pelletier J.A.)
IP Case Summaries Compensation under Section 8 of the PMNOC March 14, 2014 Sanofi-Aventis et al. v. Apotex Inc., 2014 FCA 68 (Sharlow, J.A.; Pelletier J.A.; Mainville J.A. – dissent)
IP Case Summaries DRUGS Don’t Cause Confusion March 06, 2014 London Drugs Ltd. v. International Clothiers Inc., 2014 FC 223 (Montigny, J.)
IP Case Summaries Screamin’ Eagle Dispute Advances Case Law on Many Fronts March 04, 2014 H-D U.S.A., LLC [Harley Davidson] v. Berrada, 2014 FC 207 (Scott, J.)
IP Case Summaries Admissibility of Expert Evidence Must be Challenged at Trial March 03, 2014 Pfizer v. Apotex Inc., 2014 FCA 54 (Gauthier J.A., Stratas J.A., Webb J.A.)
IP Case Summaries Did he Vary, or Did he not Vary? Doesn’t Matter. Case Management Judge has Authority to Vary Previous Order February 26, 2014 Abbvie Corporation v. Janssen Inc., 2014 FC 178 (Roger T. Hughes J.)
IP Case Summaries The Copyright Board May Not Base its Decision on Evidence That Was Not Before The Parties February 24, 2014 Re: Sound v. Fitness Industry Council of Canada and Goodlife Fitness Centres Inc., 2014 FCA 48
IP Case Summaries Court of Appeal confirms disqualification of in-house counsel but refuses to invalidate the NOA February 24, 2014 Valeant Canada LP v Canada (Health), 2014 FCA 50 (Stratas, JA.)
IP Case Summaries Case Management Judge Empowered to Use Costs as a Tool for Justice February 24, 2014 Pfizer v. Apotex Inc., 2014 FC 173 (O’Reilly J.)