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On September 24, 2020, the Supreme Court of Canada denied leave to Apotex (Docket No. 39172) with respect to a decision affirming the quantum of profits payable to the Plaintiffs...
On September 24, 2020, the Supreme Court of Canada denied leave
to Apotex (Docket No. 39172) with respect to a decision affirming
the quantum of profits payable to the Plaintiffs ADIR and Servier
for infringement of
ADIR'S perindopril patent.
As
previously reported, the Federal Court of Appeal found that the
Federal Court made no palpable and overriding error in holding that
Apotex would not have used a non-infringing alternative from
third-party manufacturers.
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