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- Osgoode Hall Law School (2005) LLB
- Memorial University of Newfoundland (2002) BSc (Chemistry) (Honours)
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Jenene Roberts (she/her)
is counsel at Lenczner Slaght.
Jenene practises in the area of intellectual property litigation. With a particular focus on patent litigation, Jenene has significant experience and expertise in litigating cases in the pharmaceutical industry. She also appears regularly before the Federal Court of Canada in complex patent litigation, and has appeared before the Federal Court of Appeal.
Jenene is also a registered trademark agent. She has been involved in trademark opposition proceedings and expungement proceedings, having appeared before the Trademarks Opposition Board.
Prior to law school, Jenene worked as a research assistant for three years as an undergraduate chemistry student at Memorial University of Newfoundland, where she was also a recipient of numerous awards, including The Captain Robert A. Bartlett Science Award as the top undergraduate student graduating from the Faculty of Science.
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Bristol-Myers Squibb Canada v Apotex Inc
Counsel to a generic pharmaceutical company in the successful motion for summary dismissal of patent proceedings relating to the drug aripiprazole, which is used to treat schizophrenia, on the basis of non-infringement. (Prior to joining Lenczner Slaght.)
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Valeant Canada LP v Apotex Inc
Counsel to a generic pharmaceutical company in the successful motion for summary dismissal of patent proceedings relating to the drug metformin, which is used to treat diabetes, on the basis of non-infringement. (Prior to joining Lenczner Slaght.)
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Eli Lilly Canada Inc v Apotex Inc
Counsel to a generic pharmaceutical company in the successful dismissal of a patent proceeding relating to the drug prasugrel, which is used to prevent blood clots, on the basis of obviousness. (Prior to joining Lenczner Slaght.)
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Counsel to a generic pharmaceutical company in the successful dismissal of a patent proceeding relating to the drug abiraterone, which is used to treat prostate cancer, on the basis of obviousness. (Prior to joining Lenczner Slaght.)
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Takeda Canada Inc v Canada (Health)
Counsel to a generic pharmaceutical company in the successful dismissal of a patent proceeding involving three patents relating to the nasal spray ciclesonide, on the basis of obviousness. (Prior to joining Lenczner Slaght.)
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Counsel to a generic pharmaceutical company in the successful dismissal of a patent proceeding relating to the birth control drug drospirenone, on the basis of non-infringement. (Prior to joining Lenczner Slaght.)
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Teva Canada Innovation v Apotex Inc
Counsel to a generic pharmaceutical company in the successful dismissal of a patent proceeding relating to the drug rasagiline, which is used for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease, on the basis of non-infringement. (Prior to joining Lenczner Slaght.)
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Hoffman-La Roche Limited v Apotex Inc
Counsel to a generic pharmaceutical company in the successful dismissal of a patent proceeding relating to the drug rasagiline, which is used for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease, on the basis of non-infringement. (Prior to joining Lenczner Slaght.)
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The Advocates' Society
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Intellectual Property Institute of Canada - Patent Committee (2021-present)
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Skill for dosing patients belongs in a doctor’s office, not a patent’s claims
In a May 12, 2021 decision (Hoffmann-La Roche Limited v Sandoz Canada Inc) from Justice Manson of the Federal Court, the asserted claims of two patents were found to be invalid as methods of medical treatment, which are not patentable in Canada. The asserted claims of both patents were also found invalid on the basis of obviousness, and one patent’s asserted claim was additionally invalid for obviousness-type double patenting. No direct infringement was found for either patent, but induced infringement of certain claims of one patent was also found.
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Lenczner Slaght Welcomes Jenene Roberts
Canada’s leading litigation firm is pleased to announce that Jenene Roberts has joined its Intellectual Property Group as Counsel.
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AI Tools and IP Rights: Inside the Fight to Have Software Programs Legally Recognized As Inventors
Jenene Roberts authored a Lexpert article exploring whether AI can be recognized as an inventor or owner of a patent.
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Managing Intellectual Property: IP STARS (2021)
Rising Star