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Canada's Supreme Court Tosses Viagra Patent For Vagueness

Posted by samzenpus on from the be-specific dept.

Freshly Exhumed writes "In a 7-to-0 decision, the Supreme Court Of Canada has ruled that Pfizer Canada Inc.'s patent on well-known erectile dysfunction remedy Viagra is now invalid due to insufficient information in Pfizer's patent application. The upshot is that competitors can now manufacture cheaper, generic versions of Viagra for sale in Canada."

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  1. Fantastic by Tragek · · Score: 5, Insightful

    My favourite part of the whole thing:

    Writing for a unanimous court, Mr. Justice Louis LeBel said that the quid pro quo of patent legislation dictates that inventors can have an exclusive monopoly on a product provided they forthrightly disclose how it operates.

    "If there is no quid – proper disclosure - then there can be no quo – exclusive property rights," he said.

    Damn straight.