Federal Court finds silodosin formulation patent valid but not infringed
By EsqSocial Corporation 27/01/21
On December 24, 2020, the Federal Court issued a decision in a patent infringement action pursuant to s. 6(1) of the Patented Medicines (Notice of Compliance) Regulations relating to silodosin (Allergan’s RAPAFLO): Allergan Inc v Sandoz Canada Inc, 2020 FC 1189. Chief Justice Crampton found that Canadian Patent No. 2,507,002, relating to a capsule formulation of silodosin, is not invalid on the basis of obviousness but not infringed as “the Sandoz Product does not contain ‘granules’ and does not...
By: Smart & Biggar