On May 7, 2019, the Federal Court (the "Court") issued the decision Teva Canada Innovation v Pharmascience Inc., 2019 FC 595 in which it clarified the scope of actions that can be brought under subsection 6(1) of the Patented Medicines (Notice of Compliance) Regulations (the "Regulations"). Subsection 6(1) allows patentees to bring an action for a declaration that the future distribution of a drug would infringe their patent. The decision addressed the issue of whether subsectio
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On May 24, 2019, Poland officially challenged the Copyright Directive (“Directive”), by filing a complaint with the Court of Justice of the European Union. Poland claims Article 15 of the Directive amounts to digital censorship.
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On March 30, 2019, the new proposed Regulations Amending the Food and Drug Regulations (Improving Access to Generics) (the "Regulations") were published in Canada Gazette, Part I. The proposed Regulations seek to improve access to generic medicines in Canada by clarifying the eligibility criteria of the Abbreviated New Drug Submission (“ANDS”) pathway for approving certain generic drugs.
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On June 3, 2019, Toronto Raptors forward Kawhi Leonard filed a lawsuit against Nike Inc. ("Nike") seeking a declaratory judgement that: (i) Leonard is the sole author of the "Klaw" logo; (ii) Leonard’s use of the "Klaw" logo does not infringe any rights of Nike; and (iii) Nike committed fraud in registering the "Klaw" logo with the US Copyright Office.
Deeth Williams Wallhttps://www.dww.com/articles/kawhi-leonard-files-%E2%80%9Cklaw%E2%80%9D-suit-against-nike
On May 18, 2019, the Federal Court of Canada (FCC) ruled in favor of 8073902 Canada Inc. and Ice Cold Distributions Inc. (Ice Cold) and expunged the trademark for “DIAL-A-BOTTLE” in 8073902 Canada Inc. v Vardy (2019 FC 743).
Deeth Williams Wallhttps://www.dww.com/articles/federal-court-expunges-trademark-due-to-lack-of-distinctiveness
On May 29, 2019, the Canadian government tabled Bill C-100 (the "Bill"), entitled "An Act to implement the Agreement between Canada, the United States of America and the United Mexican States", for its first reading in the House of Commons.
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Richard Austin will be moderating a panel titled “AI on the Case: The Legal and Ethical Issues of Using AI-powered Investigatory Tools for Criminal and Civil Matters” at ITECHLAW’s 2019 World Technology Law Conference in Boston. The conference runs from May 15 to 17 and the conference agenda is available here.
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