Pardeep Heir

The Federal Court of Appeal (FCA) has held that in order to determine whether a patent claims an unpatentable method of medical treatment (MMT), it is necessary to determine whether the use of the invention requires the exercise of professional skill and judgment. In the case of pharmaceutical dosing claims, the determination cannot be based solely on whether the claimed dosing and schedule is fixed or not.

The Federal Court of Appeal (FCA) has held that the sale of single dose of a patented multi-dose regimen does not provide an implied license to use the entire patented dosing regimen. As a result, it is possible to infringe a dosing regimen patent by combining a first dose sourced from the patentee with other doses sourced from an unlicensed third party.

The Federal Court of Appeal (FCA) held that it is abuse of process for a generic or biosimilar manufacturer to split its case across multiple notices of allegation (NOAs) under the Patented Medicines (Notice of Compliance) Regulations (Regulations). Reversing the Federal Court (FC), the FCA found that the generic or biosimilar manufacturer should raise all of its allegations in its NOA, and it should not keep some in reserve in the event that it is not initially successful.