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Patent Litigation in Canada and India: A Comparative Summary

Canada and India have a very significant trading relationship. A large number of Indian companies operate in Canada, particularly in the information technology, software, steel, natural resources and banking sectors.[1] Similarly, India’s economy offers tremendous opportunities for Canadian companies in emerging sectors such as transportation, infrastructure, life sciences, clean energy technology (e.g. integration of renewable […]

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Government of Canada Responds to Parliamentary Committee Report on PMPRB Reform

On May 6, 2024, Canada’s Standing Committee on Health (“HESA”) issued a report containing “ten recommendations on how the Government of Canada can enable the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (“PMPRB”) to more effectively carry out its mandate and implement its reforms” (“Report”). HESA called on the Government of Canada to “table a comprehensive response

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Litigating Patents in Canada Compared to the U.S.A.

Some commentators have said the Inter Partes Review process and various U.S. Supreme Court decisions have recently made enforcement of patent rights in the United States more challenging. As a result, some patentees have looked abroad to places like Europe (especially Germany) to enforce their patent rights. But what about Canada? Why should an American

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Markwell LLP is a Contributor to the Chambers LIFE SCIENCES 2023 Global Practice Guide

On April 6, 2023, Chambers and Partners published its 2023 Life Sciences Global Practice Guide. Markwell LLP is very pleased to have been invited to be the exclusive author of the Canadian sections of this comprehensive practice guide which is considered the “definitive global law guide offering comparative analysis from top ranked lawyers”. In the

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