Apotex Inc. v. Wellcome Foundation Ltd.

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JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
CourtSupreme Court (Canada)
JudgeMcLachlin, Beverley; L'Heureux-Dubé, Claire; Gonthier, Charles Doherty; Iacobucci, Frank; Major, John C.; Bastarache, Michel; Binnie, William Ian Corneil; Arbour, Louise; LeBel, Louis
Citation[2002] 4 SCR 153,2002 SCC 77,219 DLR (4th) 660,235 FTR 204,296 NR 130,[2002] ACS no 78,21 CPR (4th) 499,[2002] SCJ No 78 (QL)
Date05 December 2002
Docket Number28287
Subject MatterPATENTS OF INVENTION,FOOD AND DRUG CONTROL,PRACTICE

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62 practice notes
  • Harvard College v. Canada (Commissioner of Patents)
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • December 5, 2002
    ...Co., [1948] S.C.R. 46; Tennessee Eastman Co. v. Commissioner of Patents, [1974] S.C.R. 111; Apotex Inc. v. Wellcome Foundation Ltd., [2002] 4 S.C.R. 153, 2002 SCC 77; Grant of European patent No. 0 169 672 (Onco‑mouse/Harvard) (1992), OJ EPO 1992, Statutes and Regulations Cited Act to Encou......
  • Nova Chemicals Corp. v. Dow Chemical Co.
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • November 18, 2022
    ...Teva Canada Ltd. v. Pfizer Canada Inc., 2012 SCC 60 , [2012] 3 S.C.R. 625 ; Apotex Inc. v. Wellcome Foundation Ltd., 2002 SCC 77 , [2002] 4 S.C.R. 153; Atlantic Lottery Corp. Inc. v. Babstock, 2020 SCC 19 ; Bayer Aktiengesellschaft v. Apotex Inc. (2001), 10 C.P.R. (4th) 151 ; Labo......
  • Apotex Inc. v. Sanofi-Synthelabo Canada Inc.
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • November 6, 2008
    ... [2008] UKHL 49 ; Saint‑Gobain PAM SA v. Fusion Provida Ltd., [2005] EWCA Civ 177 (BAILII); Apotex Inc. v. Wellcome Foundation Ltd., [2002] 4 S.C.R. 153, 2002 SCC 77 ; Ciba‑Geigy AG v. Commissioner of Patents (1982), 65 C.P.R. (2d) 73 ; May & Baker Ltd. v. Boots Pure Drug Co. (1950......
  • Janssen-Ortho Inc. et al. v. Apotex Inc. et al.
    • Canada
    • Federal Court (Canada)
    • June 17, 2008
    ...Foundation Ltd. (1998), 145 F.T.R. 161 ; 79 C.P.R.(3d) 193 (T.D.), affd. [2001] 1 F.C. 495 ; 262 N.R. 137 (F.C.A.), affd. [2002] 4 S.C.R. 153; 296 N.R. 130 ; 2002 SCC 77 , refd to. [para. Windsurfing International Inc. v. Bic Sports Inc. (1985), 63 N.R. 218 ; 8 C.P.R.(3d) 241 (F.......
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  • Harvard College v. Canada (Commissioner of Patents)
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • December 5, 2002
    ...Co., [1948] S.C.R. 46; Tennessee Eastman Co. v. Commissioner of Patents, [1974] S.C.R. 111; Apotex Inc. v. Wellcome Foundation Ltd., [2002] 4 S.C.R. 153, 2002 SCC 77; Grant of European patent No. 0 169 672 (Onco‑mouse/Harvard) (1992), OJ EPO 1992, Statutes and Regulations Cited Act to Encou......
  • Nova Chemicals Corp. v. Dow Chemical Co.
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • November 18, 2022
    ...Teva Canada Ltd. v. Pfizer Canada Inc., 2012 SCC 60 , [2012] 3 S.C.R. 625 ; Apotex Inc. v. Wellcome Foundation Ltd., 2002 SCC 77 , [2002] 4 S.C.R. 153; Atlantic Lottery Corp. Inc. v. Babstock, 2020 SCC 19 ; Bayer Aktiengesellschaft v. Apotex Inc. (2001), 10 C.P.R. (4th) 151 ; Labo......
  • Apotex Inc. v. Sanofi-Synthelabo Canada Inc.
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • November 6, 2008
    ... [2008] UKHL 49 ; Saint‑Gobain PAM SA v. Fusion Provida Ltd., [2005] EWCA Civ 177 (BAILII); Apotex Inc. v. Wellcome Foundation Ltd., [2002] 4 S.C.R. 153, 2002 SCC 77 ; Ciba‑Geigy AG v. Commissioner of Patents (1982), 65 C.P.R. (2d) 73 ; May & Baker Ltd. v. Boots Pure Drug Co. (1950......
  • Janssen-Ortho Inc. et al. v. Apotex Inc. et al.
    • Canada
    • Federal Court (Canada)
    • June 17, 2008
    ...Foundation Ltd. (1998), 145 F.T.R. 161 ; 79 C.P.R.(3d) 193 (T.D.), affd. [2001] 1 F.C. 495 ; 262 N.R. 137 (F.C.A.), affd. [2002] 4 S.C.R. 153; 296 N.R. 130 ; 2002 SCC 77 , refd to. [para. Windsurfing International Inc. v. Bic Sports Inc. (1985), 63 N.R. 218 ; 8 C.P.R.(3d) 241 (F.......
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4 books & journal articles
  • Patents
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Intellectual Property Law. Second Edition
    • June 15, 2011
    ...56 671905 Alberta Inc. v. Q’Max Solutions Inc. , 2003 FCA 241 at [32] [ Q’Max ], applying Apotex Ltd. v. Wellcome Foundation Ltd ., [2002] 4 S.C.R. 153 at [109], aff’g on other grounds (2000), 10 C.P.R. (4th) 65 (Fed. C.A.) [ Wellcome I ]; compare Beloit , above note 54 at 28–29 (Fed. T......
  • Management and Enforcement
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Intellectual Property Law. Second Edition
    • June 15, 2011
    ...Ltd. (1998), 79 C.P.R. (3d) 193 (Fed. T.D.), aff’d on this point (2000), 10 C.P.R. (4th) 65 at 93 (Fed. C.A.), not appealed [2002] 4 S.C.R. 153 (patent) [ Apotex ]. 100 Kraft , above note 62 (SCC) (copyright); see section B(3)(c), “Licensee’s Right to Sue,” in this chapter. 101 Murray (......
  • Table of Cases
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Intellectual Property Law. Second Edition
    • June 15, 2011
    ...v. Wellcome Foundation Ltd. (Fed. C.A., 1995). See Wellcome Foundation Ltd. v. Apotex Inc. Apotex Ltd. v. Wellcome Foundation Ltd., [2002] 4 S.C.R. 153, 2002 SCC 77 , 21 C.P.R. (4th) 499 , aff’g (2000), 262 N.R. 137 , 10 C.P.R. (4th) 65 , [2000] F.C.J. No. 1770 (C.A.), rev’g in part (1......
  • Intellectual Property: An Overview
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Intellectual Property Law. Second Edition
    • June 15, 2011
    ...refused, [2002] S.C.C.A. No. 189. Patent: Apotex Ltd. v. Wellcome Foundation Ltd. (2000), 10 C.P.R. (4th) 65 at 84 (Fed. C.A.), aff’d [2002] 4 S.C.R. 153. 118 But see Volkswagen Canada Inc. v. Access International Automotive Ltd ., 2001 FCA 79; Euro-Excellence Inc. v. Kraft Canada Inc. , 20......
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