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Patents and Canadian competition laws

  • Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP
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  • Canada, USA
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  • April 22 2013

In Canada, the Competition Act largely defers to the Patent Act. For example, the Act's abuse of dominance provision (s. 79 Canada's

Northern exposure?

  • Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP
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  • Canada, USA
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  • April 4 2013

Davit Akman and John Norman suggest that a recently commenced investigation into alleged "product switching" and statements by the Interim

Life sciences & law current issues 201213

  • Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP
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  • Canada, European Union, USA
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  • June 18 2012

Each stage of the life cycle of a company or a product presents challenges that demand the expertise and resources of a strong legal partner

The U.S. Prometheus decision and claims to methods of optimizing dosing regimens: Mayo Collaborative Services v. Prometheus Laboratories, Inc., U.S., No. 10-1150

  • Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP
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  • Canada, USA
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  • April 11 2012

In a decision last month, the U.S. Supreme Court in a 9-0 ruling has held that the method claims of two patents directed to optimizing the dose of a specific drug for treating an autoimmune disease are not patentable because they merely recite laws of nature

U.S. patent reform: a view from Canada

  • Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP
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  • Canada, USA
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  • September 26 2011

On September 16, 2011 President Obama signed into law the America Invents Act (the AIA), which brings sweeping changes to the U.S. patent system

Double patenting in Canada, the United States and Europe

  • Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP
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  • Canada, European Union, USA
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  • June 28 2011

Double patenting refers to the granting of two patents for a single invention in the same country to the same patentee