In one of its first patent decisions of 2021, the Federal Court tackled arguments regarding the relevant date for insufficiency allegations and the level of disclosure required for demonstrated utility. The Court resolved these and other issues in the patentees’ favour, granting declarations of infringement against two proposed apixaban generics.
Background
ELIQUISTM (an blood thinner) is marketed in Canada by Bristol-Myers Squibb Canada Co. Pharmascience Inc. and Sandoz Canada Inc. (the Defendants) sought approval to market generic versions of ELIQUISTM in Canada.
The Court’s decision concerned the claims of two patents asserted against each of the … Continue Reading