Tennessee Eastman Co. et al. v. Commissioner of Patents
| Jurisdiction | Federal Jurisdiction (Canada) |
| Court | Supreme Court (Canada) |
| Judge | Martland, Ronald; Ritchie, Roland Almon; Hall, Emmett Matthew; Pigeon, Louis-Philippe; Laskin, Bora |
| Citation | [1974] SCR 111,1972 CanLII 167 (SCC),33 DLR (3d) 459,8 CPR (2d) 202 |
| Date | 22 December 1972 |
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Harvard College v. Canada (Commissioner of Patents)
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...(2014), 459 N.R 17; 2014 FCA 17, refd to. [para. 101]. Tennessee Eastman Co. et al. v. Commissioner of Patents, [1974] S.C.R. 111; 33 D.L.R.(3d) 459, refd to. [para. Authors and Works Noticed: Fox, Harold G., The Canadian Law and Practice Relating to Letters Patent for Inventions (4th Ed. 1......
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...253, 258 Tennessee Eastman Co et al v Commissioner of Patents, [1974] SCR 111 .......... 179 Teva Canada Innovation v Canada (Attorney General), 2013 FC 448...............305 Teva Canada Limited v Canada (Health), 2011 FC 507, af’d 2012 FCA 106.....................................................
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Monsanto Canada Inc. et al. v. Schmeiser et al.
...of Patents, [1982] 1 F.C. 845 ; 38 N.R. 299 (F.C.A.), refd to. [para. 133]. Tennessee Eastman Co. v. Commissioner of Patents, [1974] S.C.R. 111, refd to. [para. 133]. State Street Bank & Trust Co. v. Signature Financial Group Inc. (1998), 149 F.3d 1368 (F.C.C.A.), refd to. [para. 133......
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Harvard College v. Canada (Commissioner of Patents)
...Bruning, [1964] S.C.R. 49; Lawson v. Commissioner of Patents (1970), 62 C.P.R. 101; Tennessee Eastman Co. v. Commissioner of Patents, [1974] S.C.R. 111; Re Application of Abitibi Co. (1982), 62 C.P.R. (2d) 81; Pioneer Hi‑Bred Ltd. v. Canada (Commissioner of Patents), [1989] 1 S.C.R. 1623, a......
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Bayer Inc. et al. v. Cobalt Pharmaceuticals Co. et al., (2015) 474 N.R. 311 (FCA)
...(2014), 459 N.R 17; 2014 FCA 17, refd to. [para. 101]. Tennessee Eastman Co. et al. v. Commissioner of Patents, [1974] S.C.R. 111; 33 D.L.R.(3d) 459, refd to. [para. Authors and Works Noticed: Fox, Harold G., The Canadian Law and Practice Relating to Letters Patent for Inventions (4th Ed. 1......
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Monsanto Canada Inc. et al. v. Schmeiser et al.
...of Patents, [1982] 1 F.C. 845 ; 38 N.R. 299 (F.C.A.), refd to. [para. 133]. Tennessee Eastman Co. v. Commissioner of Patents, [1974] S.C.R. 111, refd to. [para. 133]. State Street Bank & Trust Co. v. Signature Financial Group Inc. (1998), 149 F.3d 1368 (F.C.C.A.), refd to. [para. 133......
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Harvard College v. Commissioner of Patents (Can.)
...of Patents v. Winthrop Chemical Co., [1948] S.C.R. 46 , refd to. [para. 80]. Tennessee Eastman Co. et al. v. Commissioner of Patents, [1974] S.C.R. 111, refd to. [paras. 80, 126]. Apotex Inc. v. Wellcome Foundation Ltd. (2002), 296 N.R. 130 (S.C.C.), refd to. [para. 87]. Commissioner of ......
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Pharmaceutical Patents And Canada's Prohibition On Patenting Methods Of Medical Treatment: A Predictable Pattern To Follow?
...(Commissioner of Patents) (1970), [1970] Ex CJ No 13, and expanded upon by Tennessee Eastman Co et al v Canada (Commissioner of Patents), [1974] SCR 111 (affirming [1970] Ex CJ No 14), shortly thereafter. The Supreme Court in Tennessee Eastman justified its endorsement of the prohibition on......
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Medical Treatment vs. Medical Use: The Shifting Ground Of Patentable Subject Matter In Canada
...exclusion established under an old compulsory licensing regime (Tennessee Eastman Co. et al. v Commissioner of Patents, (1972), 8 C.P.R. (2d) 202 (S.C.C.)). The exclusion has persisted in Canadian law, despite the regime no longer being in force. Separately, the Supreme Court has considered......
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Federal Court Revisits The Issue Of Medical Uses
...patented and monopolized, can be traced back to the Supreme Court of Canada's decision in Tennessee Eastman Co v Commissioner of Patents, [1974] SCR 111 ("Tennessee Eastman"). The Court found that the principle in Tennessee Eastman has been applied consistently by the courts to the facts be......
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Patentability And The Supreme Court: Conundrums Surrounding Methods Of Medical Treatment
...it should be noted that the Supreme Court has previously considered the term “method” to be synonymous with “process”: Tennessee Eastman, [1974] SCR 111 at 117 18. Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement), Art 27 19. Shell Oil v Commissioner of Pa......
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Table of Cases
...253, 258 Tennessee Eastman Co et al v Commissioner of Patents, [1974] SCR 111 .......... 179 Teva Canada Innovation v Canada (Attorney General), 2013 FC 448...............305 Teva Canada Limited v Canada (Health), 2011 FC 507, af’d 2012 FCA 106.....................................................
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Patenting of Pharmaceutical Products
...College ]. 20 Canada (Attorney General) v Amazon.com, Inc , 2011 FCA 328. 21 Tennessee Eastman Co et al v Commissioner of Patents , [1974] SCR 111. Although Canadian law continues to bar the patenting of so-called methods of medical treatment, determining whether a patent is invalid on this......
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Notes
..."invention." See Tennessee Eastman Co. v. Canada (Commissioner of Patents) (191G), 62 C.P.R. 117 (Ex. Ct.), aff'cl [1974] S.C.R. Ill, 33 D.L.R. (3d) 459 (involving a method of bonding tissue following an operation), and Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd. v. Canada (Commissioner of 'Patents) ......
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Why Stop Now? The Availability of Business Method Patents in Canada
...the more recent decision by the Supreme Court of Canada in Monsanto Canada 74 Ibid . at 54. 75 Tennessee Eastman v. Canada (1972), [1974] S.C.R. 111, 8 C.P.R. (2d) 202. 76 Harvard College v. Canada (Commissioner of Patents) [2000] 4 F.C. 528, 7 C.P.R. (4th) 1 (F.C.A.) at para. 23, rev’d [20......
