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Apotex Inc. v. Sanofi-Synthelabo Canada Inc., [2008] 3 SCR 265

Judgment Cited authorities 26 Cited in 189 Precedent Map Related
Vincent
JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
JudgeBinnie, William Ian Corneil; LeBel, Louis; Deschamps, Marie; Fish, Morris J.; Abella, Rosalie Silberman; Charron, Louise; Rothstein, Marshall
Citation[2008] 3 SCR 265,2008 SCC 61,[2008] ACS no 63,[2008] SCJ No 63 (QL),69 CPR (4th) 251,298 DLR (4th) 385,381 NR 125
Docket Number31881
Subject MatterFOOD AND DRUG CONTROL,PATENTS OF INVENTION
CourtSupreme Court (Canada)
Date06 November 2008
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179 practice notes
  • Alcon Canada Inc. et al. v. Cobalt Pharmaceuticals Co. et al., (2014) 448 F.T.R. 96 (FC)
    • Canada
    • Canada (Federal) Federal Court (Canada)
    • February 14, 2014
    ...246 F.T.R. 1 ; 31 C.P.R.(4th) 434 ; 2004 FC 88 , refd to. [para. 39]. Sanofi-Synthelabo Canada Inc. et al. v. Apotex Inc. et al., [2008] 3 S.C.R. 265; 381 N.R. 125 ; 2008 SCC 61 , refd to. [para. 48]. Allergan Inc. et al. v. Canada (Minister of Health) et al. (2011), 400 F.T.R. 164 ; ......
  • AstraZeneca Canada Inc. v. Apotex Inc., 2017 SCC 36
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • June 30, 2017
    ...Inc. v. MacMillan Bloedel (Sask.) Ltd., [1981] 1 S.C.R. 504; referred to: Apotex Inc. v. Sanofi‑Synthelabo Canada Inc., 2008 SCC 61, [2008] 3 S.C.R. 265; Eli Lilly and Co. v. Canada, I.C.S.I.D. Case No. UNCT/14/2, March 16, 2017; Apotex Inc. v. Wellcome Foundation Ltd., 2002 SCC 77, [2002] ......
  • Weatherford Canada Ltd. et al. v. Corlac Inc. et al., (2011) 422 N.R. 49 (FCA)
    • Canada
    • Canada (Federal) Federal Court of Appeal (Canada)
    • July 18, 2011
    ...[1989] 2 S.C.R. 574; 101 N.R. 239; 36 O.A.C. 57, refd to. [para. 37]. Sanofi-Synthelabo Canada Inc. et al. v. Apotex Inc. et al., [2008] 3 S.C.R. 265; 381 N.R. 125; 2008 SCC 61, refd to. [para. 42]. Coco v. Clark (A.N.) (Engineers) Ltd., [1969] R.P.C. 41 (Ch.), refd to. [para. 48]. Beloit C......
  • Merck & Co. et al. v. Apotex Inc. et al., (2010) 381 F.T.R. 162 (FC)
    • Canada
    • Canada (Federal) Federal Court (Canada)
    • December 22, 2010
    ...F.T.R. 193 ; 67 C.P.R.(4th) 241 ; 2008 FC 825 , refd to. [para. 539]. Sanofi-Synthelabo Canada Inc. et al. v. Apotex Inc. et al., [2008] 3 S.C.R. 265; 381 N.R. 125 ; 2008 SCC 61 , refd to. [para. Abbott Laboratories et al. v. Canada (Minister of Health) et al. (2008), 337 F.T.R. 17 ; ......
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167 cases
  • Alcon Canada Inc. et al. v. Cobalt Pharmaceuticals Co. et al., (2014) 448 F.T.R. 96 (FC)
    • Canada
    • Canada (Federal) Federal Court (Canada)
    • February 14, 2014
    ...246 F.T.R. 1 ; 31 C.P.R.(4th) 434 ; 2004 FC 88 , refd to. [para. 39]. Sanofi-Synthelabo Canada Inc. et al. v. Apotex Inc. et al., [2008] 3 S.C.R. 265; 381 N.R. 125 ; 2008 SCC 61 , refd to. [para. 48]. Allergan Inc. et al. v. Canada (Minister of Health) et al. (2011), 400 F.T.R. 164 ; ......
  • AstraZeneca Canada Inc. v. Apotex Inc., 2017 SCC 36
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • June 30, 2017
    ...Inc. v. MacMillan Bloedel (Sask.) Ltd., [1981] 1 S.C.R. 504; referred to: Apotex Inc. v. Sanofi‑Synthelabo Canada Inc., 2008 SCC 61, [2008] 3 S.C.R. 265; Eli Lilly and Co. v. Canada, I.C.S.I.D. Case No. UNCT/14/2, March 16, 2017; Apotex Inc. v. Wellcome Foundation Ltd., 2002 SCC 77, [2002] ......
  • Weatherford Canada Ltd. et al. v. Corlac Inc. et al., (2011) 422 N.R. 49 (FCA)
    • Canada
    • Canada (Federal) Federal Court of Appeal (Canada)
    • July 18, 2011
    ...[1989] 2 S.C.R. 574; 101 N.R. 239; 36 O.A.C. 57, refd to. [para. 37]. Sanofi-Synthelabo Canada Inc. et al. v. Apotex Inc. et al., [2008] 3 S.C.R. 265; 381 N.R. 125; 2008 SCC 61, refd to. [para. 42]. Coco v. Clark (A.N.) (Engineers) Ltd., [1969] R.P.C. 41 (Ch.), refd to. [para. 48]. Beloit C......
  • Merck & Co. et al. v. Apotex Inc. et al., (2010) 381 F.T.R. 162 (FC)
    • Canada
    • Canada (Federal) Federal Court (Canada)
    • December 22, 2010
    ...F.T.R. 193 ; 67 C.P.R.(4th) 241 ; 2008 FC 825 , refd to. [para. 539]. Sanofi-Synthelabo Canada Inc. et al. v. Apotex Inc. et al., [2008] 3 S.C.R. 265; 381 N.R. 125 ; 2008 SCC 61 , refd to. [para. Abbott Laboratories et al. v. Canada (Minister of Health) et al. (2008), 337 F.T.R. 17 ; ......
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8 firm's commentaries
  • Species Of Obviousness
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • June 8, 2018
    ...Pozzoli SPA v. BDMO SA, [2007] F.S.R. 37 (p. 872), [2007] EWCA Civ 588, at para. 23 2 Apotex Inc. v. Sanofi‑Synthelabo Canada Inc., [2008] 3 S.C.R. 265, 2008 SCC 61 at para. 3 Patent Act, (R.S.C., 1985, c. P-4), s. 28.3. 4 Apotex Inc. et al v. ADIR et al, 2009 FCA 222 (FCA per layden-Steven......
  • Canadian Patent Law Of Obviousness: R.I.P. Fair Expectation Of Success
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • March 14, 2016
    ...that the invention was "obvious to try" according to the test in Apotex Inc v Sanofi-Synthelabo Canada Inc, 2008 SCC 61, at para 69, [2008] 3 SCR 265. This dichotomy reflects a tension that has been growing in the law of obviousness ever since the Supreme Court released its leading Sanofi-S......
  • 'Hey AI Bot, Can You Find A Cure?' Artificial Intelligence As 'Persons' In Medicine, Healthcare, And Beyond
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • January 27, 2020
    ...point of reference under Canadian patent law remains a "mythical creature": see e.g., Apotex Inc. v. Sanofi Synthelabo Canada Inc., [2008] 3 S.C.R. 265, 2008 SCC 61 The content of this article is intended to provide a general guide to the subject matter. Specialist advice should be sought a......
  • Extending Recent Promised Utility Doctrine Beyond Pharmaceutical And Chemical Cases
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • May 3, 2012
    ...he applied the factors discussed in the Supreme Court of Canada's decision Apotex Inc. v. Sanofi-Synthelabo Canada Inc. (2008 SCC 61, [2008] 3 SCR 265) including whether Eurocopter's patent was 'obvious to On insufficiency, including failing to meet the best mode requirement, Justice Martin......
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4 books & journal articles
  • Patents
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Intellectual Property Law. Second Edition
    • June 15, 2011
    ...[ MOPOP ]. Patents are granted under statute; no common law right to a patent exists: Apotex Inc. v. Sanof‌i-Synthelabo Canada Inc. , [2008] 3 S.C.R. 265 at [12] [ Sanof‌i ]; Purdue Pharma v. Pharmascience Inc. , 2009 FC 726 at [15] [ Purdue ]. 2 Plant Breeders’ Rights Act , S.C. 1990, c.......
  • Table of Cases
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Intellectual Property Law. Second Edition
    • June 15, 2011
    ...607 Apotex Inc. v. Sanof‌i-Synthelabo Canada Inc., [2008] 3 S.C.R. 265, 2008 SCC 61 , 69 C.P.R. (4th) 251 ...... 1, 270, 293, 296, 327, 328, 330–32, 335, 336, 343, 420 Apotex Inc. v. Searle Canada Inc., [2000] F.C.J. No. 493, 187 F.T.R. 136 , 6 C.P.R. (4th) 26 (T.D.) .......................
  • Intellectual Property: An Overview
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Intellectual Property Law. Second Edition
    • June 15, 2011
    ...to prevent copying of inventions or published works of art or literature [ Jefferys ]; Apotex Inc. v. Sanof‌i-Synthelabo Canada Inc. , [2008] 3 S.C.R. 265 at [12], approving Commissioner of Patents v. Farbwerke Hoechst AG , [1964] S.C.R. 49 at 57 (“[t]here is no inherent common law right to......
  • A shift in the Canadian law of obviousness: a comment on Sanofi-Synthelabo Canada Inc. v. Apotex Inc.
    • Canada
    • University of Toronto Faculty of Law Review Vol. 67 No. 2, March 2009
    • March 22, 2009
    ...Editors of the University of Toronto Faculty of Law Review. The author also thanks Alexander Stack and Ariel Katz. (1) 2008 scc 61 , 69 C.P.R. (4th) 251 (2) It is not necessary to consider the two requirements together because the legal tests are independent. This comment focuses on obviou......

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