Pharmascience Inc. v. Janssen Inc.
| Jurisdiction | Federal Jurisdiction (Canada) |
| Court | Supreme Court (Canada) |
| Judge | Richard Wagner; Andromache Karakatsanis; Suzanne Côté; Malcolm Rowe; Sheilah Martin; Nicholas Kasirer; Mahmud Jamal; Michelle O’Bonsawin; Mary Moreau |
| Judgment Date | 17 July 2026 |
| Citation | 2026 SCC 26 |
| Docket Number | 41209 |
| Date | 17 July 2026 |
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3 practice notes
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Supreme Court Of Canada: Methods Of Medical Treatment Unpatentable, Validity Of Janssen’s Paliperidone Dosing Regimen Patent Upheld
...Supreme Court of Canada released its decision in Pharmascience Inc v Janssen Inc, 2026 SCC 26 on the patentability of methods of medical treatment, dismissing Pharmascience's The sole issue on appeal was whether Janssen's Canadian Patent No 2,655,335 (the 335 Patent) relating to paliperidon......
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Supreme Court Of Canada Declines To Overturn Prohibition On Patenting Methods Of Medical Treatment
...Court of Canada (the “SCC”) has released its highly anticipated decision in Pharmascience Inc. v. Janssen Inc., 2026 SCC 26, an important case where the SCC considered whether Canada's long-standing prohibition on patenting methods of medical treatment should be The SCC declined to abolish ......
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Skill, Judgment, And The Syringe: Pharmascience v Janssen At The Supreme Court
...case before the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) since 2017, the SCC has dismissed Pharmascience's appeal in Pharmascience v Janssen, 2026 SCC 26 and upheld Janssen's Canadian Patent No. 2,655,335 (the 335 Patent) relating to INVEGA The SCC dealt with a single issue: the patentability of cla......
3 firm's commentaries
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Supreme Court Of Canada: Methods Of Medical Treatment Unpatentable, Validity Of Janssen’s Paliperidone Dosing Regimen Patent Upheld
...Supreme Court of Canada released its decision in Pharmascience Inc v Janssen Inc, 2026 SCC 26 on the patentability of methods of medical treatment, dismissing Pharmascience's The sole issue on appeal was whether Janssen's Canadian Patent No 2,655,335 (the 335 Patent) relating to paliperidon......
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Supreme Court Of Canada Declines To Overturn Prohibition On Patenting Methods Of Medical Treatment
...Court of Canada (the “SCC”) has released its highly anticipated decision in Pharmascience Inc. v. Janssen Inc., 2026 SCC 26, an important case where the SCC considered whether Canada's long-standing prohibition on patenting methods of medical treatment should be The SCC declined to abolish ......
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Skill, Judgment, And The Syringe: Pharmascience v Janssen At The Supreme Court
...case before the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) since 2017, the SCC has dismissed Pharmascience's appeal in Pharmascience v Janssen, 2026 SCC 26 and upheld Janssen's Canadian Patent No. 2,655,335 (the 335 Patent) relating to INVEGA The SCC dealt with a single issue: the patentability of cla......
