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New Brunswick continues to be a thought leader in the field of regulation of recreational cannabis and provides us with a first look at what the provincial regulation of recreational cannabis might look like.

Last week, the CFIA announced that it intends to refresh its approach to openness and transparency in order to maintain trust in Canada's regulatory system for food, plants and animals.

When we look back to when the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) opened its doors for the first time in April 1997, it is interesting to reflect on the types of challenges that faced...

The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) has issued a policy on Cannabis for Medical Purposes which will come into effect on March 1, 2019. The policy provides guidance about when entitlements

Green and Spiegel LLP is a leading immigration law firm serving clients across Canada and the United States, offering comprehensive corporate and individual immigration services.

On September 7, 2016, the Court held that Bayer's patent was valid and infringed (2016 FC 1013; our summary here). The parties were given an opportunity to make written submissions regarding Bayer's entitlement to elect between damages and an accounting of profits.

In a recent decision, the Supreme Court of Canada held that Pfizer’s patent relating to sildenafil, the effective compound in Viagra, did not meet the disclosure requirements of the Patent Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. P 4.

Decision Invalidating Patent as Method of Medical Treatment Upheld

Over the past several years, the environment for pharmaceutical patents in Canada has improved significantly.

On Nov. 18, 2015, Justice Locke granted Leo Pharma's application to prohibit the minister of health from approving Teva's version of Leo Pharma's patented DOVOBET® product...

Amgen Canada Inc v Apotex Inc (2015 FC 1261) is the first decision of the Federal Court under the Patented Medicines (Notice of Compliance) Regulations relating to a subsequent entry biologic.

The Federal Court has granted in part Pharmascience's motion to strike out portions of Teva's statement of claim under subsection 6(1) of the Patented Medicines (Notice of Compliance) Regulations

The Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) has proposed new patent examination guidelines for pharmaceutical solid forms, including polymorphs, salts, hydrates, solvates, desolvates and co-crystals.

The case involved a claim for damages arising from Abbott's invocation of the Patented Medicines relating to its drug Prevacid®.

Mes collègues Chelsea Nimmo, Kristin Wall et Judith Robinson ont fait rapport de la sanction royale du projet de loi C-30 qui mettra en œuvre les dispositions de l'Accord économique...

Apotex's initial patent hold was revoked and later re-instated, but only after the PMNOC proceedings had been resolved.

The Court of Appeal has overturned a lower court decision and struck the mark NEOWEB from the register because it is confusing with the earlier registered mark GEOWEB.