Archive | November, 2012

Viagra patent invalidated: SCC suggests patentee “gaming” the patent system

Yesterday, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) released a decision that underlines a patentee’s disclosure requirements under the Patent Act.  This decision is another in a line of recent Canadian cases that have struck down pharmaceutical patents on the basis that the patentees failed to live up to the disclosure obligations that are one side […]

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