Seedlings Life Science Ventures, LLC v. Pfizer Canada ULC, 2020 FC 1
| Court | Federal Court (Canada) |
| Case Date | January 02, 2020 |
| Jurisdiction | Canada (Federal) |
| Citations | 2020 FC 1 |
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23 practice notes
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Angelcare Canada Inc. v. Munchkin, Inc., 2022 FC 507
...occur when the patent fails to claim an essential element of the invention (Seedlings Life Science Ventures, LLC v Pfizer Canada ULC, 2020 FC 1, para 173; see also Pollard Banknote Limited v BABN Technologies Corp., 2016 FC 883, para 146; Amfac Foods Inc v Irving Pulp & Paper, Ltd (1986......
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AbbVie Corporation v. Jamp Pharma Corporation, 2023 FC 1520
...not for the fact that it was blinded but for the reasoning it provides. In Seedlings Life Science Ventures, LLC v Pfizer Canada ULC, 2020 FC 1 [Seedlings FC], the Federal Court explained that “[w]hatever the merits of blinding in other respects, I must say that it is not particularly......
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Apotex Inc. v. Shire LLC, 2021 FCA 52
...Safe Gaming System v. Atlantic Lottery Corporation, 2018 FC 542 at para. 159; Seedlings Life Science Ventures, LLC v. Pfizer Canada ULC, 2020 FC 1 at para. 71). [28] Much of the argument before us focused on whether, and if so how, these principles of claim construction vary or apply at all......
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Rovi Guides, Inc. v. BCE Inc., 2022 FC 1388
...[1997] 3 FC 497 (FCA) [Voith] at paras 114-115; (b) The conduct of the patentee: Seedlings Life Science Ventures LLC v Pfizer Canada ULC, 2020 FC 1 [Seedlings] at para 251; Voith at para 111; Merck FCA at paras 129-131; (c) The good faith of the defendant: Voith at para 119 citing Reading &......
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16 cases
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Angelcare Canada Inc. v. Munchkin, Inc., 2022 FC 507
...occur when the patent fails to claim an essential element of the invention (Seedlings Life Science Ventures, LLC v Pfizer Canada ULC, 2020 FC 1, para 173; see also Pollard Banknote Limited v BABN Technologies Corp., 2016 FC 883, para 146; Amfac Foods Inc v Irving Pulp & Paper, Ltd (1986......
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AbbVie Corporation v. Jamp Pharma Corporation, 2023 FC 1520
...not for the fact that it was blinded but for the reasoning it provides. In Seedlings Life Science Ventures, LLC v Pfizer Canada ULC, 2020 FC 1 [Seedlings FC], the Federal Court explained that “[w]hatever the merits of blinding in other respects, I must say that it is not particularly......
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Apotex Inc. v. Shire LLC, 2021 FCA 52
...Safe Gaming System v. Atlantic Lottery Corporation, 2018 FC 542 at para. 159; Seedlings Life Science Ventures, LLC v. Pfizer Canada ULC, 2020 FC 1 at para. 71). [28] Much of the argument before us focused on whether, and if so how, these principles of claim construction vary or apply at all......
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Rovi Guides, Inc. v. BCE Inc., 2022 FC 1388
...[1997] 3 FC 497 (FCA) [Voith] at paras 114-115; (b) The conduct of the patentee: Seedlings Life Science Ventures LLC v Pfizer Canada ULC, 2020 FC 1 [Seedlings] at para 251; Voith at para 111; Merck FCA at paras 129-131; (c) The good faith of the defendant: Voith at para 119 citing Reading &......
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7 firm's commentaries
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IP Litigation 2020 Year In Review
...Company v. Gilead Sciences Canada, Inc., 2020 FC 486 (Justice Manson). 12. Seedlings Life Science Ventures, LLC v. Pfizer Canada ULC, 2020 FC 1 (Justice 13. Amgen Inc. v. Pfizer Canada ULC, 2020 FCA 188 (Stratas, Gleason, Laskin JJA.). 14. ViiV Healthcare Company v. Gilead Sciences Cana......
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Seedlings Clarifies Key Patent Litigation Issues
...January 2, 2020, the Federal Court delivered its judgement in Seedlings Life Science Ventures, LLC v. Pfizer Canada ULC, 2020 FC 1. The Federal Court dismissed Seedlings' claim for patent infringement covering an auto-injector medical device, and allowed Pfizer's counterclaim, declaring the......
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Federal Court Of Appeal Upholds Decision Finding Seedlings' LifeCard Patent Invalid And Not Infringed By Pfizer's EpiPen
...28, 2021, the Federal Court of Appeal (FCA) dismissed Seedlings' appeal from the Federal Court decision of Justice Grammond (2020 FC 1, previously reported), which concluded that certain claims of Seedlings' LifeCard patent, Patent No. 2,486,935 (935 Patent), were invalid and not infringed ......
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Seedlings’ LifeCard patent found invalid and not infringed by Pfizer’s EpiPen
...obviousness and overbreadth: Seedlings Life Science Ventures, LLC v Pfizer Canada ULC, 2020 FC 1. Had the relevant claims been valid, Justice Grammond would have found that they are not infringed by Pfizer’s The 935 Patent relates to an auto-injector known as the LifeCard, which is primaril......
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