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On November 22, 2017 the Federal Court issued a judgment granting Apotex's motion under s. 6(5)(b) of the PMNOC Regulations: Bristol-Myers Squibb et al v Apotex Inc et al, 2017 FC 1061.
On November 22, 2017 the Federal Court issued a judgment
granting Apotex's motion under s. 6(5)(b) of the PMNOC
Regulations: Bristol-Myers Squibb et al v Apotex Inc et al, 2017 FC 1061. As a result, the Court granted
an order dismissing the underlying application in respect of
Apotex's proposed generic aripiprazole product
(Bristol-Myers Squibb and Otsuka's ABILIFY).
The decision is under appeal.
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