Federal Court of Appeal Decisions

Date: 20051124

Docket: A-415-05

Citation: 2005 FCA 396

CORAM:        DÉCARY J.A.

                        EVANS J.A.

                        SHARLOW J.A.

BETWEEN:

PFIZER CANADA INC. and

PHARMACIA & UPJOHN

Appellants

and

MAYNE PHARMA (CANADA) INC. and

THE MINISTER OF HEALTH

Respondents

Heard at Toronto, Ontario, on November 24, 2005.

Judgment delivered from the Bench at Toronto, Ontario, on November 24, 2005.

REASONS FOR JUDGMENT OF THE COURT BY:                                                   EVANS J.A.

Date: 20051124

Docket: A-415-05

Citation: 2005 FCA 396

CORAM:        DÉCARY J.A.

                        EVANS J.A.

                        SHARLOW J.A.

BETWEEN:

PFIZER CANADA INC. and

PHARMACIA & UPJOHN

Appellants

and

MAYNE PHARMA (CANADA) INC. and

THE MINISTER OF HEALTH

Respondents

REASONS FOR JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

(Delivered from the Bench at Toronto, Ontario, on November 24, 2005)

EVANS J.A.

[1]                This is an appeal by Pfizer Canada Inc. and Pharmacia & Upjohn from a decision of a Judge of the Federal Court, dated September 13, 2005 (T-1170-05), denying a motion by Pfizer for the production of information by Mayne Pharma (Canada ) Inc. pursuant to subsection 6(7) of the Patented Medicines (Notice of Compliance) Regulations, SOR/93-133.

[2]                The Motions Judge may not have stated as clearly as he might the principles set out by this Court in Novartis AG v. Abbott Laboratories Ltd. (2000), 7 C.P.R. (4^th) 264, governing the Court's exercise of discretion to order the production of evidence under subsection 6(7).

[3]                However, having reviewed the Judge's reasons in their entirety, we are not satisfied that, on the basis of the record before him, he committed any error that would warrant the intervention of this Court when he refused to order production of the material sought.

[4]                For these reasons, the appeal will be dismissed with costs.

"John M. Evans"

FEDERAL COURT OF APPEAL

NAMES OF COUNSEL AND SOLICITORS OF RECORD

DOCKET:                                                                               A-415-05

(APPEAL FROM AN ORDER OF THE FEDERAL COURT DATED SEPTEMBER 13, 2005, DOCKET NO. T-1170-05)

STYLE OF CAUSE:                                                               Pfizer Canada Inc. and Pharmacia & Upjohn v. Mayne Pharma (Canada) Inc. and The Minister of Health

PLACE OF HEARING:                                                         Toronto, Ontario

DATE OF HEARING:                                                           November 24, 2005

REASONS FOR JUDGMENT OF THE COURT BY:        Décary, Evans and Sharlow JJ.A.

DELIVERED FROM THE BENCH BY:                             Evans J.A.

APPEARANCES:

Mr. A. Creber Mr. J. Zakaib	FOR THE APPELLANTS
Mr. W. Sprigings Mr. Lomick No one appearing	FOR THE RESPONDENT Mayne Pharma FOR THE RESPONDENT The Minister of Health

SOLICITORS OF RECORD:

Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP Ottawa, Ontario	FOR THE APPELLANTS
Hitchman & Sprigings Toronto, Ontario John H. Sims, Q.C. Deputy Attorney General of Canada	FOR THE RESPONDENT Mayne Pharma FOR THE RESPONDENT The Minister of Health