Alexion Pharma v. Amgen Canada

JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
CourtFederal Court (Canada)
Citation2025 FC 754
Date12 May 2025

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8 practice notes
  • Adeia Guides Inc. v. Videotron Ltd., 2025 FC 1725
    • Canada
    • Federal Court (Canada)
    • November 14, 2025
    ...the disclosure condition is satisfied. [34] As recently stated by Justice Furlanetto in Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc v Amgen Canada Inc, 2025 FC 754: [62] As noted in Takeda at paragraph 153, disclosure may be made without any recognition of what is present or what is happening: see Abbott ......
  • Canadian Patent Law 2025: A Year In Review
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • January 21, 2026
    ...decisions in 2025 considered the use of multiple documents in assessing anticipation. InAlexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc v Amgen Canada Inc, 2025 FC 754, the Federal Court accepted that a prior anticipatory disclosure could comprise teachings from more than a single document in instances where ......
  • Life Sciences In Canada: Year In Review 2025
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • January 29, 2026
    ...See our overview of the arguments raised before the SCC here, and our in-depth review of the FCA decision here. 2. Alexion v Amgen, 2025 FC 754: Alexion's eculizumab patent withstands anticipation and obviousness In 2025, there was only one decision on the merits for a pharmaceutical patent......
  • Canadian Patent Law In Review 2025: Notable Decisions And Updates
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • December 23, 2025
    ...Against Biosimilar and Considers Anticipation by Incorporation by Reference: Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Amgen Canada Inc., 2025 FC 754 The New Due Care Roadmap: How to Avoid Deemed Expiry or Abandonment of Your Patent and Design Rights Federal Court Finds Liability for Common Design I......
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  • Canadian Patent Law 2025: A Year In Review
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • January 21, 2026
    ...decisions in 2025 considered the use of multiple documents in assessing anticipation. InAlexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc v Amgen Canada Inc, 2025 FC 754, the Federal Court accepted that a prior anticipatory disclosure could comprise teachings from more than a single document in instances where ......
  • Life Sciences In Canada: Year In Review 2025
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • January 29, 2026
    ...See our overview of the arguments raised before the SCC here, and our in-depth review of the FCA decision here. 2. Alexion v Amgen, 2025 FC 754: Alexion's eculizumab patent withstands anticipation and obviousness In 2025, there was only one decision on the merits for a pharmaceutical patent......
  • Canadian Patent Law In Review 2025: Notable Decisions And Updates
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • December 23, 2025
    ...Against Biosimilar and Considers Anticipation by Incorporation by Reference: Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Amgen Canada Inc., 2025 FC 754 The New Due Care Roadmap: How to Avoid Deemed Expiry or Abandonment of Your Patent and Design Rights Federal Court Finds Liability for Common Design I......
  • Canadian Patent Law: 2025 In Review
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • January 27, 2026
    ...by reference The only trial decision under Canada's Patented Medicines (Notice of Compliance) Regulations of 2025, Alexion v Amgen (2025 FC 754) concerned a challenge by Amgen to CA2,645,810 which covers Alexion's SOLIRIS (eculizumab) product. Infringement was conceded, with anticipation an......
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