Intellectual Property, Smart & Biggar updates
Canada
Contributed by Smart & BiggarFirst decision under amended PMNOC Regulations: Federal Court finds Amgen's filgrastim patent obvious
- Canada
- 25 May 2020
The Federal Court recently issued the first decision under the amended Patented Medicines (Notice of Compliance) Regulations. In the decision, Pfizer was successful in establishing obviousness of the asserted claims of Canadian Patent 1,341,537 relating to filgrastim (Amgen's NEUPOGEN and Pfizer's biosimilar product NIVESTYM).
COVID-19: CIPO deadlines extended until 1 June 2020
- Canada
- 18 May 2020
In view of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) has further extended patent, trademark and industrial design deadlines fixed under the relevant legislation. Deadlines up to 29 May 2020 have now been extended until 1 June 2020. The CIPO may decide to extend deadlines further, depending on how circumstances evolve.
CIPO deadlines further extended
- Canada
- 04 May 2020
In view of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) has further extended patent, trademark and industrial design deadlines fixed under the relevant legislation. Deadlines up to 15 May 2020 are now extended until 19 May 2020 (18 May 2020 being Victoria Day, when the CIPO is closed to the public).
CIPO deadlines extended
- Canada
- 13 April 2020
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Canadian Intellectual Property Office has further extended patent, trademark and industrial design deadlines fixed under the relevant legislation. Deadlines up to 30 April 2020 have now been extended until 1 May 2020.
Parliament passes legislation implementing USMCA
- Canada
- 06 April 2020
Bill C-4, which implements the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), has received royal assent from the governor general. The USMCA will replace the North American Free Trade Agreement and require numerous changes to Canada's IP laws. The provisions of Bill C-4 that are relevant to intellectual property will come into force on a day to be determined by order of the governor in council.
