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On June 8, 2012, Genentech’s lawsuit seeking a declaration that US Patent No. 6,733,752 was invalid and not-infringed by Genentech’s trastuzumab product (HERCEPTIN).

Health Canada specifically contemplates certain proteins as SEBs in its Guidance, although Health Canada has not limited SEBs to only particular classes of drugs.

On May 23, 2012, the Federal Court held that Merck Frosst Canada Ltd. ("Merck") is liable to Apotex Inc. ("Apotex") for damages under section 8 of the Patented Medicines (Notice of Compliance) Regulations (the "Regulations"), but exercised its discretion to reduce the amount of compensation payable based on a defence of ex turpi causa.

The past few years' rapid increase in the importance of software, data, and AI to drive new products and service offerings has brought a new set of IP challenges for many industrial companies.

On May 9, 2025, the U.S. Copyright Office (the Office) released the third and final report in its "Copyright and Artificial Intelligence" series, offering its most comprehensive guidance to date on one of the most contested legal questions in the AI era...

In the rapidly evolving field of robotics, many companies leverage open-source software (OSS) to accelerate development, reduce costs, and benefit from a collaborative innovation ecosystem.

Following increasing online sales in Russia, advertising is moving to the digital sphere.

The long-running dispute between the marks VETSURE and PETSURE appears to have now come to an end, with the Supreme Court having recently refused a request for permission...

This is the 2Q installment of our In-House Counsel Solutions Series. The series is focused on identifying trending legal issues facing in-house counsel and providing practical solutions to these problems

Kansas Governor Laura Kelly recently signed a bill into law that deems certain nonsolicitation agreements with business owners and employees to be presumptively enforceable and not a restraint on trade.

Internal investigations can lead to legal action if they uncover crimes or violate employee rights. To avoid this, companies must conduct investigations...

Bipartisan legislation was recently introduced in the Ohio Senate that would ban employee noncompete agreements in Ohio.