Like the millions of patent applications before it, the one filed in Gatineau, Que., by the Canadian subsidiary of U.S. drug giant Purdue Pharma promised remarkable things. The company’s researchers had “surprisingly” discovered a new way to treat pain. Purdue’s innovative pill would substantially improve the “efficiency and quality of pain management,” because it [...]
A new policy brief from the Centre for International Governance Innovation, in Waterloo, Canada argues that Canada should pursue a weaker national patent regime. Acknowledging that Canada already has agreed to certain levels of protection through international treaties and trade agreements, Blit warns that future agreements that strengthen intellectual property protections would not benefit Canada. [...]
A Canadian patent has been revoked in Canada after it was invalidated by the Supreme Court of Canada. The Viagra patent belonged to Pfizer Canada Inc. The court ruled that at the time of filing the applicant knew that Sildenafil was the main compound which helped patients with erectile dysfunction but Pfizer chose not [...]
