Cases

• Rovi Guides and TiVo Solutions v Bell Canada

  Counsel to TiVo Solutions and its subsidiary Rovi Guides in a patent infringement action, involving patents relating to interactive television program guides, DVR technology, and related technologies.

  Cynthia L. Tape, Sana Halwani, Andrew Skodyn, Jonathan Chen, Veronica C. Tsou, Laurel D. Hogg & Jacqueline Chan | August 1, 2018
• Rovi Guides and TiVo Solutions v Telus Corporation

  Counsel to TiVo Solutions and its subsidiary Rovi Guides in a patent infringement action, involving patents relating to interactive television program guides, DVR technology, and related technologies.

  Cynthia L. Tape, Sana Halwani, Andrew Skodyn, Jonathan Chen, Veronica C. Tsou, Laurel D. Hogg & Jacqueline Chan | August 1, 2018
• Rovi Guides and TiVo Solutions v Videotron

  Counsel to TiVo Solutions and its subsidiary Rovi Guides in a patent infringement action, involving patents relating to interactive television program guides, DVR technology, and related technologies.

  Cynthia L. Tape, Sana Halwani, Andrew Skodyn, Jonathan Chen, Veronica C. Tsou, Laurel D. Hogg & Jacqueline Chan | August 1, 2018
• United American Corp et al v Instagram

  Counsel to Instagram in a patent infringement action relating to methods for the sharing of content on social media.  

  Melanie Baird, Andrew Skodyn & Veronica C. Tsou | April 2, 2018
• United American Corp et al v Facebook

  Counsel to Facebook in a patent infringement action relating to methods for the sharing of content on social media.

  Melanie Baird, Andrew Skodyn & Veronica C. Tsou | April 2, 2018
• Flair Airlines v Gregor LLC

  Counsel to Gregor LLC in a commercial and domain name dispute.  Successfully resisted a motion for interlocutory injunction by having the action dismissed for lack of jurisdiction.

  Sana Halwani & Veronica C. Tsou | March 1, 2018
• Valeant Canada LP v Ranbaxy Pharmaceuticals Canada Inc.

  Counsel to Valeant in proceedings pursuant to the PM(NOC) Regulations relating to Wellbutrin XL (bupropion hydrochloride), a medication used to treat depression.

  Andrew Skodyn, Sana Halwani, Melanie Baird & Laurel D. Hogg | July 7, 2017
• Purdue Canada v Collegium Pharmaceutical Inc.

  Counsel to Collegium Pharmaceutical Inc. against Purdue Pharma in an application under the Patented Medicines (Notice of Compliance) Regulations, as well as a patent infringement action, involving the medicine XTAMPZA ER® (a tamper-resistant oxycodone product used in pain management).

  James S.S. Holtom, Andrew Skodyn, Sana Halwani, Melanie Baird, Laurel D. Hogg & Naomi Metcalfe | June 28, 2017
• Pharmascience Inc. v Valeant Canada LP

  Counsel to Valeant in an action for damages under section 8 of the PM(NOC) Regulations relating to Sublinox (zolpidem), a medication used to treat insomnia.

  Andrew Skodyn, Sana Halwani, Melanie Baird & Veronica C. Tsou | June 13, 2017
• Valeant Canada LP v Generic Partners Canada Inc.

  Counsel to Valeant in proceedings pursuant to the PM(NOC) Regulations relating to Glumetza (metformin), a medication used to treat type 2 diabetes.

  Andrew Skodyn, Melanie Baird, Sana Halwani & Naomi Metcalfe | June 9, 2017
• Rosseau Asset Management v The Rosseau Group

  Counsel to Rosseau Asset Management  in a trade-mark infringement and passing off action.

  Sana Halwani, Tom Curry & Laurel D. Hogg | May 4, 2017
• Google Inc v Equustek Solutions Inc

  Counsel to Google in an appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada in a novel case regarding the limits to be placed on internet injunctions granted against non-parties.

  William C. McDowell, Scott Rollwagen & Madison Robins | April 30, 2017
• Wyeth Holdings LLC v GlaxoSmithKline Inc.

  Counsel to Wyeth and Pfizer in a patent infringement and impeachment action related to biologic vaccines against meningitis serotype B infection.

  Tom Curry, Paul-Erik Veel, Andrew Skodyn & James S.S. Holtom | March 16, 2017
• Venngo Inc v Concierge Connection Inc cob as Perkopolis

  Counsel to Venngo in an appeal to the Federal Court of Appeal and a leave to appeal application to the Supreme Court of Canada of a decision relating to trademark infringement and passing off.

  Andrew Skodyn, Melanie Baird, James S.S. Holtom & Sana Halwani | September 21, 2016
• Pharmascience Inc v Pfizer Canada Inc

  Counsel to Pfizer in an action for damages under section 8 of the PM(NOC) Regulations relating to Lyrica (pregabalin), a neuropathic pain drug.

  Tom Curry, Monique Jilesen, Paul-Erik Veel & Christina Shiels-Singh | April 18, 2016
• Ferrero SpA v 218587 Ontario Limited

  Counsel to the defendant in a proceeding relating to the sale of food products containing the plaintiff's trademark.  Successfully opposed an interlocutory injunction to restrain the sales of those products.

  Ronald G. Slaght & Brian Kolenda | July 3, 2015
• Teva Canada Limited v Pfizer Canada Inc

  Counsel to Pfizer in an action for damages under section 8 of the PM(NOC) Regulations relating to Lyrica (pregabalin), a neuropathic pain drug.  The action proceeded to a five-week trial.

  Tom Curry, Monique Jilesen, Paul-Erik Veel, James S.S. Holtom & Christina Shiels-Singh | January 1, 2015
• Janssen Inc v Apotex

  Counsel for Janssen in proceedings under the PM(NOC) Regulations relating to Tri-Cyclen Lo (norgestimate), an oral contraceptive.

  Melanie Baird, Laurel D. Hogg, Naomi Metcalfe, Veronica C. Tsou & Megan Bradt | September 5, 2012
• AbbVie Corporation v Janssen Inc

  Counsel for Janssen in a patent infringement action relating to Stelara (ustikinumab), a monoclonal antibody product for use in the treatment of psoriasis, among other indications.  This was the first patent infringement trial in Canada relating to a biologic drug.

  Anne E. Posno, Melanie Baird & J. Gwendolyn Ward | December 1, 2011
• International Commercial Arbitration

  Counsel to a patent licensing company in an international commercial arbitration relating to a patent license agreement and related US multi-jurisdictional patent litigation.

  Lawrence E. Thacker | April 10, 2001
• Perfect 10, Inc v Google, Inc

  Counsel for Google in copyright case relating to image search.

  Andrew Parley | December 1, 2000
• PreMD Inc v Ogilvy Renault LLP

  Counsel in a damages trial and appeal arising from failure to pay a maintenance fee on a US patent.

  Alan J. Lenczner | September 30, 2000
• Johnson &Johnson Inc v Boston Scientific Ltd

  Counsel in interlocutory proceedings in a patent appeal relating to coronary stents.

  Ronald G. Slaght | August 10, 2000
• A & W Food Services of Canada Inc v McDonald's Restaurants of Canada Ltd

  Counsel to McDonald's in a successful defence at trial of a claim alleging breach of the trade-mark "Chicken Grill" and loss of goodwill. This was the Canadian decision addressing the concept of "reverse confusion".

  Ronald G. Slaght & Nina Bombier | April 19, 2000
• Apotex Inc v Ontario (Minister of Health and Long-term Care)

  Counsel in a judicial review of the Minister's decision not to list Apo-citalopram as interchangeable with Lundbeck's citalopram-containing pharmaceutical product and the listing of Genpharm's Gen-citalopram on Ontario's Drug Benefit Index.

  Lawrence E. Thacker | April 17, 2000
• Lubrizol Corp v Imperial Oil Ltd

  Counsel in a trial to set aside a judgment based on allegations of fraud of Lubrizol and an expert witness.

  Alan J. Lenczner | March 18, 2000
• Robertson v Canwest Publishing, Inc

  Counsel to Canwest Publishing, Inc. in Canadian class proceeding in which plaintiffs alleged copyright infringement in respect of all electronic news and journalistic published content. Successfully resolved proceeding and coordinated first certification for settlement approval and settlement approval of a Canadian class proceeding within the context of an ongoing CCAA proceeding.

  Peter J. Osborne | March 10, 2000