Supreme Court of Canada reserves decision in AstraZeneca v Apotex
The Supreme Court of Canada heard oral arguments in AstraZeneca v Apotex and reserved its decision about patent utility and the ‘promise doctrine’, in a case centring on pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca’s heartburn relief drug Nexium (esomeprazole magnesium).
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