Teva Canada Limited v. Bayer Inc.

Teva Canada Limited v. Bayer Inc.
Court (s) Database
Federal Court of Appeal Decisions
Date
2020-04-08
Neutral citation
2020 FCA 72
File numbers
A-15-20
Decision Content
Date: 20200408
Docket: A-15-20
Citation: 2020 FCA 72
CORAM:
DE MONTIGNY J.A.
WOODS J.A.
LASKIN J.A.
BETWEEN:
TEVA CANADA LIMITED
Appellant
and
BAYER INC. and BAYER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY GMBH, APOTEX INC., TARO PHARMACEUTICALS INC. and SANDOZ CANADA INC.
Respondents
Heard by teleconference at Ottawa, Ontario, and Toronto, Ontario, on April 1, 2020.
Judgment delivered at Ottawa, Ontario, on April 8, 2020.
REASONS FOR JUDGMENT BY:
LASKIN J.A.
CONCURRED IN BY:
DE MONTIGNY J.A.
WOODS J.A.
Date: 20200408
Docket: A-15-20
Citation: 2020 FCA 72
CORAM:
DE MONTIGNY J.A.
WOODS J.A.
LASKIN J.A.
BETWEEN:
TEVA CANADA LIMITED
Appellant
and
BAYER INC. and BAYER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY GMBH, APOTEX INC., TARO PHARMACEUTICALS INC. and SANDOZ CANADA INC.
Respondents
REASONS FOR JUDGMENT
LASKIN J.A.
[1] The attached copy of the reasons for judgment in file A-16-20 shall constitute the reasons for judgment in this appeal.
“J.B. Laskin”
J.A.
“I agree.
Yves de Montigny J.A.”
“I agree.
Judith Woods J.A.”
FEDERAL COURT OF APPEAL
NAMES OF COUNSEL AND SOLICITORS OF RECORD
Docket:
A-15-20
STYLE OF CAUSE:
TEVA CANADA LIMITED v. BAYER INC. and BAYER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY GMBH, APOTEX INC., TARO PHARMACEUTICALS INC. and SANDOZ CANADA INC.
PLACE OF HEARING:
by teleconference at Ottawa, Ontario, and Toronto, Ontario
DATE OF HEARING:
April 1, 2020
REASONS FOR JUDGMENT BY:
LASKIN J.A.
CONCURRED IN BY:
DE MONTIGNY J.A.
WOODS J.A.
DATED:
April 8, 2020
APPEARANCES:
J. Bradley White
Faylene Lunn
For The Appellant
Melissa Binns
Will Boyer
Natalia Thawe
For The Respondents Bayer iNc. and BAYER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY GMBH
Daniel Cappe
Harry Radomski
FOR THE RESPONDENT apotex inc.
Andrew Mandlsohn
FOR THE RESPONDENT TARO PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Carol Hitchman
Meghan A. Dureen, Ph.D.
FOR THE RESPONDENT SANDOZ CANADA INC.
SOLICITORS OF RECORD:
Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
Ottawa, Ontario
For The Appellant
Gowling WLG
Hamilton and Ottawa, Ontario
For The Respondents Bayer iNc. and BAYER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY GMBH
Goodmans LLP
Toronto, Ontario
FOR THE RESPONDENT apotex inc.
Fineberg Ramamoorthy LLP
Toronto, Ontario
FOR THE RESPONDENT taro pharmaceuticals INC.
Sprigings Intellectual Property Law
Toronto, Ontario
FOR THE RESPONDENT SANDOZ CANADA INC.