The Defendants, the Canadian Anti-Hate Network and Morgan Yew, filed a motion seeking to strike the Plaintiff’s Statement of Claim under Rules 221(1)(a), (c), and (f) of the Federal Courts Rules.

Federal Court of Appeal rejects test for patentable subject matter

Eli Lilly Canada Inc. v. Apotex

Janssen Inc., and Actelion Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (collectively, the “Applicants”) brought a motion to oppose the scheduling of a motion for summary trial that Sandoz Canada Inc. (the “Respondent”) intended to bring under section 213(1) of the Federal Courts Rules (the “Rules”).

Jamp Pharma Corporation (the “Applicant”) brought an application under Rule 237(4) of the Federal Courts Rules (the “Rules”) to compel the attendance of Boehringer Ingelheim (Canada) Ltd. and Boehringer Ingelheim International GMBH’s (collectively, the “Respondents”) 13 employee inventors (the “Inventor Employees”) for discovery.

This is an appeal from a decision of the Trademark Opposition Board dated 29 December 2022 (2022 TMOB 267).

The plaintiff, Fromfroid S.A., sued the defendants, 1048547 Ontario Inc. (better known as Skotidakis) and Frimasco Inc., for infringing Fromfroid’s Canadian Patent No. 2,301,753.

These reasons related to a decision on costs following a patent infringement judgment (citation: 2023 FC 925). In the main action, the plaintiff, Fromfroid S.A., prevailed and was awarded regular and punitive damages against the defendants,1048547 Ontario Inc. (better known as Skotidakis) and Frimasco Inc.

This decision involved a motion for summary trial, which arose after the Federal Court (“Court”) dismissed a motion for summary judgment by finding there was a genuine issue for trial.

This case involved Milano Pizza Ltd.’s (“Milano”) appeal from a decision of the Federal Court (“FC”), which dismissed its action for trademark infringement, passing off, and depreciation of goodwill.