Apotex Inc. v. Eli Lilly Canada Inc., 2021 ONSC 1588

JurisdictionOntario
JudgePaul B. Schabas J.
Neutral Citation2021 ONSC 1588
Docket NumberCV-13-492419
Citation2021 ONSC 1588
Date08 March 2021
CourtSuperior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
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23 practice notes
  • M.v v. Zaitzeff,
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • 10 Febrero 2025
    ...General), 2021 ONCA 251, 157 OR (3d) 81; see also MacNeil v. Master Corporal Brown, 2018 ONSC 5760; Apotex Inc. v. Eli Lilly Canada Inc, 2021 ONSC 1588, 187 C.P.R. (4th) 173, aff'd 2022 ONCA 620; and MacKinnon v. Halton Regional Police Services Board, 2020 ONSC 36 Mew, at §8.02. 37 Solomonv......
  • Intangible Justice? Intellectual Property Disputes and Canadian Small Claims Courts.
    • Canada
    • Queen's Law Journal Vol. 47 No. 2, March 2022
    • 22 Marzo 2022
    ...161 (QB); Safilo Canada Inc v Contour Optik Inc, 2005 FC 278 at para 29, aff'd 2005 FCA 434 [Safilo]; Apotex Inc v Eli Lilly Canada Inc, 2021 ONSC 1588 at para 89. For clarity, the comment in Safe Gaming System Inc v Atlantic Lottery Corp, 2013 FC 217 at para 25 (Aronovitch P) that defendan......
  • Ontario Superior Court Dismisses Apotex's Claims For Damages Under Statutes Of Monopolies
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • 16 Marzo 2021
    ...Accordingly the motion for summary judgment was granted, and the action dismissed. Footnotes 1 Apotex Inc. v. Eli Lilly Canada Inc., 2021 ONSC 1588 2 Apotex v. Eli Lilly, 2011 FCA 358 3 Apotex Inc. v. Abbott Laboratories Ltd., 2013 ONSC 356 at para 152; aff'd 2013 ONCA 555 at paras 5-6; and......
  • Apotex Inc. v. Eli Lilly Canada Inc.,
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Ontario)
    • 16 Agosto 2022
    ...On appeal from the order of Justice Paul B. Schabas of the Superior Court of Justice dated March 8, 2021, with reasons reported at 2021 ONSC 1588, and from the costs order dated April 27, 2021, with reasons reported at 2021 ONSC L.B. Roberts J.A.: Overview [1]     ......
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2 cases
  • Apotex Inc. v. Eli Lilly Canada Inc., 2022 ONCA 587
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Ontario)
    • 16 Agosto 2022
    ...On appeal from the order of Justice Paul B. Schabas of the Superior Court of Justice dated March 8, 2021, with reasons reported at 2021 ONSC 1588, and from the costs order dated April 27, 2021, with reasons reported at 2021 ONSC L.B. Roberts J.A.: Overview [1]     ......
  • Apotex Inc. v. Alcon Canada Inc., 2022 ONSC 2929
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • 27 Enero 2022
    ...claiming under the patentee the exclusive right to make, construct, sell and use the invention (Apotex Inc. v. Eli Lilly Canada Inc., 2021 ONSC 1588 (Ont. S.C.J.) at para. 85). The proposed counterclaim pleads material facts establishing that the rights granted by the 603 Patent belong to t......
19 firm's commentaries
  • Ontario Superior Court Dismisses Apotex's Claims For Damages Under Statutes Of Monopolies
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • 16 Marzo 2021
    ...Accordingly the motion for summary judgment was granted, and the action dismissed. Footnotes 1 Apotex Inc. v. Eli Lilly Canada Inc., 2021 ONSC 1588 2 Apotex v. Eli Lilly, 2011 FCA 358 3 Apotex Inc. v. Abbott Laboratories Ltd., 2013 ONSC 356 at para 152; aff'd 2013 ONCA 555 at paras 5-6; and......
  • The Canadian Patent Regime: A Complete Code
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • 19 Octubre 2021
    ...following the invalidation of a Canadian patent. In the recent decision of Justice Schabas in Apotex Inc. v. Eli Lilly Canada Inc. 2021 ONSC 1588 ("Zyprexa" decision), Apotex sought damages under the Statute of Monopolies following the invalidation of the patent at issue, claiming that they......
  • Ontario Superior Court dismisses Apotex’s Statutes of Monopolies and Trademarks Act claims regarding olanzapine
    • Canada
    • JD Supra Canada
    • 1 Abril 2021
    ...the Statutes of Monopolies, Trademarks Act, and common law conspiracy relating to Apo-Olanzapine: Apotex Inc. v Eli Lilly Canada Inc., 2021 ONSC 1588. The action was one of several novel claims by Apotex seeking damages pursuant to the Ontario and English Statutes of Monopolies and Trademar......
  • Ontario Court Dismisses Apotex Patent Damages Case Grounded In 400 Year Old Statute Of Monopolies
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • 16 Marzo 2021
    ...March 8, 2021, the Ontario Court (2021 ONSC 1588) dismissed Apotex's action against Eli Lilly ("Lilly") by way of summary judgment, finding there was no genuine issue requiring trial. Apotex sought treble damages pursuant to the Ontario and English Statutes of Monopolies ("Monopolies Act"),......
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1 books & journal articles
  • Intangible Justice? Intellectual Property Disputes and Canadian Small Claims Courts.
    • Canada
    • Queen's Law Journal Vol. 47 No. 2, March 2022
    • 22 Marzo 2022
    ...161 (QB); Safilo Canada Inc v Contour Optik Inc, 2005 FC 278 at para 29, aff'd 2005 FCA 434 [Safilo]; Apotex Inc v Eli Lilly Canada Inc, 2021 ONSC 1588 at para 89. For clarity, the comment in Safe Gaming System Inc v Atlantic Lottery Corp, 2013 FC 217 at para 25 (Aronovitch P) that defendan......