Teva Canada Limited v. Bayer Inc., 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 BY:

LASKIN J.A.

CONCURRED IN BY:

DE MONTIGNY J.A.

WOODS J.A.

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

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

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.

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.