As we come to the end 2017, here is a summary of the most popular* items from the past year. CETA and NAFTA were of the most interest with four of the top five posts relating to the Eli Lilly NAFTA arbitration decision and the implementation of changes to the PM(NOC) Regulations and geographic indicators:
Most popular reported decisions:
- Mostar Directional Technologies Inc. v Drill-Tek Corporation et al., 2017 FC 575
- Bombardier Recreational Products Inc. v. Arctic Cat Inc., 2017 FC 207
- The Dow Chemical Company et al v Nova Chemicals Corporation, 2017 FC 350
- Sleep Country Canada Inc. v. Sears Canada Inc., 2017 FC 148
- Apotex Inc. v Eli Lilly and Company, 2017 ONSC 7204
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Kathleen Marie Ring has been appointed as a Prothonotary of the Federal Court. She replaces Justice Lafrenière, who was appointed a judge of the Federal Court in June.
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Due to changes with the Federal Court and Federal Court of Appeal websites to restricted automated access, there are still no updates on watched files. Today’s IPPractice daily email contains a list of all new proceedings from last week, as well as today.
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There are reports today that Barry Sherman and his wife Honey were found dead in their home in Toronto. Barry Sherman was the founder of generic pharmaceutical company Apotex Inc, a significant player in the pharmaceutical industry both in Canada and abroad. Apotex has been a party to many patent litigation proceedings including on many of the leading decisions on patent law.
There are no new proceeding reports or updates on watched files due to changes with the Federal Court website. Continue reading Proceedings →
Amendments to the Industrial Design Regulations have been published in the Canada Gazette, Part 1. The changes are primarily directed to implementing the Hague Agreement. Consultation is open until January 8, 2018.
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Proposed “Regulations Amending the Patented Medicines Regulations” have been published in the Canada Gazette for a 75 day consultation. According to the Regulatory Impact Analysis Statement, “This proposal would amend the Patented Medicines Regulations (“Regulations”) so that the PMPRB’s regulatory framework includes new price regulatory factors and patentee price information reporting requirements that will help the PMPRB to protect Canadian consumers from excessive prices.”
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