IP Case Summaries A Rule 420 Offer Contains a Presumption of Intent to Commit Binding the Offeror to Comply if Accepted May 26, 2015 Domaines Pinnacle Inc. v. Beam Suntory Inc. et al., 2015 FC 680 (Martineau, J.)
IP Case Summaries Motion to Reconsider May 25, 2015 AstraZeneca Canada Inc., et al v. Apotex Inc., 2015 FC 671 (Barnes J.)
IP Case Summaries Findings of Invalidity (Patent) and Non-Infringement (Industrial Design) Remitted to Federal Court May 04, 2015 Zero Spill Systems (Int’l) Inc. v. Heide, 2015 FCA 115 (Dawson J.A., Stratas J.A., Near J.A.)
IP Case Summaries The Patent for Omnaris is invalid for Obviousness May 01, 2015 Takeda Canada Inc. v. Canada (Health), 2015 FC 570
IP Case Summaries Court Affirms that a Design Colour can be used as a Trademark May 01, 2015 Rothmans, Benson & Hedges, Inc. v. Imperial Tobacco Products Limited, 2015 FCA 111 (Gauthier J.A.)
IP Case Summaries Agree or Stay? April 27, 2015 Sherman v. Pfizer Canada Inc., 2015 FCA 107 (Rennie, J.A.)
IP Case Summaries FCA Dismissed Appeal and Upheld Amendments to Statement of Defence and Counterclaim April 23, 2015 NOV Downhole Eurasia Limited v. TLL Oil Field Consulting, 2015 FCA 106, (Nadon, Dawson, Boivin JJ.A.)
IP Case Summaries Federal Court of Appeal Upholds Interlocutory Injunction in Trade-mark Infringement Action April 23, 2015 Jamieson Laboratories Ltd. v. Reckitt Benckiser LLC, 2015 FCA 104 (Noël C.J., Gauthier J.A., Webb, J.A.)
IP Case Summaries Palpable and overriding error standard of review on appeals from discretionary orders April 20, 2015 Imperial Manufacturing Group Inc. v. Decor Grates Incorporated., 2015 FCA 100 (Justice Stratas, Justice Webb, Justice Scott)
IP Case Summaries Distinctiveness, Revisited: FC Upholds Decision of TMOB Refusing Pfizer’s Application for Trade-mark over Tablet Design April 20, 2015 Pfizer Products Inc. v. The Canadian Generic Pharmaceutical Association, 2015 FC 493 (Russell, J.)