Canada Law Articles in English (2008)
Mr Alfred Macchione - McCarthy Tétrault LLP
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Patentees Score A Victory In The Supreme Court Of Canada: Validity Of Selection Patents Upheld
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On Thursday, November 6, 2008, the Supreme Court of Canadareleased its much-anticipated decision in Sanofi-SynthelaboCanada Inc. v. Apotex Inc., 2008 SCC 61(Sanofi). In this landmark decision, the Supreme Courtgives considerable strength to pharmaceutical patents by rejectingApotex's generalized attack on selection patents as"evergreening" and holding that selection patents do notdiffer in nature from any other type of patent. The case is alsosignificant because it adds important clarification to the test foranticipation and brings the law with respect to obviousness...Try vLex for FREE for 3 days
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