Canadian Originators Are Free To Try Again

Previous Failures In Asserting Patents Do Not Preclude Future Attempts

Having unsuccessfully asserted a patent under the previous legal framework in Canada does not preclude an originator from trying again following legislative amendments enacted in 2017, the country’s Federal Court of Appeal has ruled in a decision on Pfizer’s Nivestym filgrastim biosimilar.

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Canada's Federal Court of Appeal say new regulations allow originators to enforce patents on which they have previously lost in litigation • Source: Shutterstock

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