Intellectual Property Disputes

Metro Supply Chain in its acquisition of SCI Group Inc.

On January 9, 2024, Metro Supply Chain announced it entered into an agreement to acquire SCI Group Inc. from Canada Post and Purolator Holdings Ltd. With this acquisition, Metro Supply Chain’s position will be strengthened for offering contract logistics services. The combined entities will...

Lead Office: Montreal Date Announced: Jan 9, 2024 Value: -

Awesense in its successful defence of a patent infringement action brought by dTechs EPM Ltd.

Osler acted for Awesense as co-defendant in a patent infringement action, and a subsequent appeal, filed by dTechs EPM Ltd against Awesense and British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority.  By judgment released May 26, 2023, the Federal Court of Appeal dismissed dTechs’ appeal in...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: May 26, 2023 Value: -

Awesense Wireless in its defence of a patent infringement action brought by dTechs EPM Ltd. against Awesense and British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority

In December 2020, Osler represented defendant Awesense Wireless at the trial of a patent infringement action brought by dTechs EPM Ltd. against Awesense and British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority. The case related to the use of technology for detecting power losses in an electrical...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: April 14, 2021 Value: -

Teva Canada in its successful patent proceeding

In May 2020, Osler successfully represented Teva Canada in a multi-party patent proceeding. The case involved the drug rivaroxaban (XARELTO), a significant product with significant sales in Canada. The trial judge ordered a common hearing of Teva’s case which would have negated...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: May 1, 2020 Value: -

Corus Radio in its successful injunction motion over station-naming

In November 2019, Corus Radio brought forward an injunction to restrict Calgary-based Harvard Broadcasting from using the POWER 107 name and logo after it rebranded its Edmonton HOT 107 radio station to POWER 107 earlier this year. While Corus is not currently using the POWER brand in...

Lead Office: Calgary Date Closed: -- Value: -