Canadian courts have recently revisited the issue as to whether a confidentiality order in pharmaceutical patent litigation should be granted notwithstanding the open court principle...

The Federal Court made a sweeping statement in Justice Locke's decision released last Friday that submissions made to the CIPO during patent prosecution can re-emerge to haunt litigants and hit them where it hurts: the wallet.

Patents directed to medicines, and in particular, innovative drugs are impacted by a number of legislative regimes in Canada.

With the creation of something new comes a journey into unfamiliar, yet rewarding, territory - Intellectual Property protection.

Applying for and obtaining a Canadian patent is somewhat like learning how to play hockey - it can be a complicated process.

Following are this week's summaries of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of November 7, 2022.

The Court held that neither party sought an order excluding witnesses.