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Top 10 Patent and Regulatory Things You Need to Know when Bringing a Biopharma Product to Canada
Nancy Pei, Principal, Alice Tseng, Principal, Toronto Office and Daphne Lainson, Principal, Ottawa Office, Smart & Biggar LLP
09/19/2023

Canada is an attractive market for pharmaceutical manufacturers. Most Canadian consumers have some form of drug coverage through government programs and/or private insurance. Below are ten patent and regulatory topics that in-house counsel need to know before bringing an innovative product to Canada.

Editor's note: This article was updated to reflect recent developments; the original version of this article was published on December 16, 2020.

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Interest Area: Intellectual Property, Health Law
Region: Canada
Audience: Deputy GC, Mid-Career, Small Law Departments, Large Law Departments
… Office, Smart & Biggar LLP September 19, 2023 Canada is an attractive market for pharmaceutical manufacturers. Most Canadian consumers … insurance. Below are ten patent and regulatory topics that in-house counsel need to know before bringing an innovative …
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Moving to the Cloud? Know the Basics Before Contracting
Publication Date: 09/29/2021
As more companies move to the cloud — or between cloud service providers — in-house counsel need to know the basics of the business and contract terms.
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Interest Area: Technology, Privacy, and eCommerce
Source: ACC Docket
… move to the cloud — or between cloud service providers — in-house counsel need to know the basics of the business and … stay up-to-date on cloud developments. Cloud computing is one of the most significant IT developments in the last … on investments; it does not make much economic sense for every business to invest in underused IT resources. …
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Bringing the Human Voice to Legal Language
Publication Date: 11/01/2021
Strike the right balance with language that is legally effective and easily understood.
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Interest Area: Commercial and Contracts
Source: ACC Docket
… 11/01/2021 Strike the right balance with language that is legally effective and easily understood. Resource Details … greater trust and importantly, greater understanding in an increasingly complex world where corporate speak and … institutions. Ultimately, we deliver a new level of value for people dealing with a world that’s becoming faster and …
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Book Talk: Full Circle
Publication Date: 11/16/2021
Being smart isn’t everything, according to ACC CEO Veta T. Richardson. See what skill she values the most.
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… See what skill she values the most. Resource Details … In the final article of the three-part exclusive interview … added author to your impressive portfolio. What’s next for you, and can you share a little of how you’ve come to, or … think it’ll maybe inspire someone to figure out what is next for them.    Veta T. Richardson:  I know that my path …
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Career Path: There Has Never Been a Better Time to Go Back to the Office
Publication Date: 02/14/2022
Working from home is great, but the pitfall is you’ll lose out on building relationships, especially with your manager. #ACCDocket #MondayMotivation
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Interest Area: Skills and Professional Development
Source: ACC Docket
… Bellerjeau Publication Date: 02/14/2022 Working from home is great, but the pitfall is you’ll lose out on building … and Professional Development Source: ACC Docket … Search for " Work from home is here to stay " and you will find a … as we were before if not more so.   If you are interested in advancing your career, however, I say there has never been …
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Day in the Life: Debbie Hoffman
Publication Date: 02/01/2017
A day in the life of Debbie Hoffman, Chief legal officer at Digital Risk, LLC.
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… Docket Article Day in the Life: Debbie Hoffman Association of Corporate Counsel … from India and peruse the  Wall Street Journal. 7:00 am Go for a  morning run with my husband  — a three-mile loop … while I comb through my “to- do” list to determine what is still outstanding. 8:00 pm Drive home and call my mom and …
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Day in the Life: Yen Lee Sim
Publication Date: 08/01/2018
A day in the life of Yen Lee Sim, senior legal counsel at Schneider Electric.
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… Docket Article Day in the Life: Yen Lee Sim Association of Corporate Counsel … Malaysia 6:30 am Wake up  to prepare coffee and a sandwich for my husband. 7:00 am Do my routine facial, dress, and … I provide my feedback,  I munch on my cream puff,  which is today's breakfast. Print out the documents that require …
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Columnist Q&A: How to Become General Counsel of a Small Company
Publication Date: 11/16/2016
In her latest Columnist Q&A piece, Alexander talks to Maryrose Delahunty about the evolution of in-house practice and tips for the aspiring general counsel of a small companies.
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Interest Area: Skills and Professional Development
Source: ACC Docket
… Company Tiffani R. Alexander Publication Date: 11/16/2016 In her latest Columnist Q&A piece, Alexander talks to … about the evolution of in-house practice and tips for the aspiring general counsel of a small companies. … by the Rules of Professional Responsibility. The emphasis is now on the legal department heading up, or being …
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No Bodies to Throw at Conflict Minerals: 9 Ways to Resolve the Ethical Problem
Publication Date: 10/25/2016
Our fictitious legal team look for ways to stay competitive in the face of significant requirements related to conflict minerals, with no authority to add headcount.
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Interest Area: Employment and Labor
Source: ACC Docket
… Date: 10/25/2016 Our fictitious legal team look for ways to stay competitive in the face of significant requirements related to conflict … and their downstream suppliers. So what to do? What is the issue around conflict minerals? Certain countries …
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Day in the Life: Fermeen Fazal
Publication Date: 01/26/2019
A day in the life of Fermeen Fazal, Vice President, Chief Counsel, and Director of Compliance at UniversalPegasus International in Houston, Texas.
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… what other CLOs are talking about, please visit  www.acc.com/clo .  5:45 am Wake up to my iPhone alarm playing … Life.”  Brush teeth, put in my contacts, and then snuggle for a moment with my third grade daughter as she wakes up. … Skimm and Lexology emails  waiting for me. Saudi Arabia is cracking down on corruption and the Aramco public offering …
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From the Conference Room to the Locker Room: Lawyers in Sports Operations
Publication Date: 04/20/2018
To get more insight on lawyers who transitioned into sports operations with major league teams, I spoke to Julien Brisebois, assistant general manager of the Tampa Bay Lightning, and Kevin Gilmore, former EVP of the Montreal Canadiens. Both began their careers as lawyers and transitioned into an operational role.
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Interest Area: Skills and Professional Development, Sports and Entertainment
Source: ACC Docket
… From the Conference Room to the Locker Room: Lawyers in Sports Operations David Felicissimo Publication Date: … football, are all from legal backgrounds. However, this is also evident on a more micro level with lawyers occupying … one has a lawyer. As a lawyer, I knew what to look for in documents and contracts.” However, according to …
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Make Sure Your M&A Due Diligence Checklist is Complete
Publication Date: 05/29/2015
This article includes a list of import and export topics to include your pre-acquisition checklist. This list is not exhaustive but can serve as a guideline. A more comprehensive list should be developed for an audit.
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Interest Area: Compliance and Ethics
Source: ACC Docket
… Docket Article Make Sure Your M&A Due Diligence Checklist is Complete Association of Corporate Counsel Publication … a guideline. A more comprehensive list should be developed for an audit. Resource Details Interest Area: Compliance and … presents the following scenario:  Your company is in the midst of an acquisition. During negotiations, a …
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The Byzantine Complexities: Strategies for Lawyers to Join a Board of Directors
Publication Date: 02/05/2016
While many lawyers may be interested in joining a board of directors of a for-profit public or private company, reaching this goal can entail a degree of complexity that even the Byzantine Emperors would have envied. Consequently many lawyers are puzzled by the process and give up well before they even begin. Likewise, companies and many current board members do not often project a lot of enthusiasm when it comes to adding lawyers to the board.
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Interest Area: Skills and Professional Development
Source: ACC Docket
… Docket Article The Byzantine Complexities: Strategies for Lawyers to Join a Board of Directors Olga V. Mack Carly … Date: 02/05/2016 While many lawyers may be interested in joining a board of directors of a for-profit public or … SV150, 87 percent of directors are men and the average age is 59 years old. 38 percent of SV150 directors have an MBA, …
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Career Path: Why It’s So Hard Being a Good In-house Lawyer
Publication Date: 12/19/2022
ACC Docket Career Path columnist James Bellerjeau offers helpful skills and behaviors that can take you far in the Master Skills to be Effective In-house Counsel series. #ACCDocket #MindfulMonday #MondayMotivation
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Interest Area: Skills and Professional Development
Source: ACC Docket
… ACC Docket … Banner artwork by pichit / Shutterstock.com If you want to become a good in-house lawyer you face a number of problems. Let me depress you for a few minutes by describing what some of those problems … school method of how to teach someone to become a lawyer is largely unchanged for the last 150 years. I hope we'd all …
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Two-Year Verdict: ChatGPT’s Impact on the Legal Practice
Publication Date: 11/25/2024
As ChatGPT celebrates its second birthday this month, it’s remarkable to reflect on how this technology has transformed the legal landscape. Asset Marketing Services General Counsel, Chief of Staff, and Corporate Secretary Spiwe L. Jefferson takes a look at where we’ve been, where we are, and where we’re going with GenAI in legal practice.
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Interest Area: Technology, Privacy, and eCommerce
Source: ACC Docket
… ACC Docket … Banner artwork by Primakov / Shutterstock.com As ChatGPT celebrates its second birthday this month, … own developers. As Nick Turley, OpenAI’s head of product for ChatGPT, recently revealed, the team had “ very tempered … on GenAI in corporate legal work found that GenAI adoption is rapidly accelerating among in-house legal professionals. …
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Top 10 Habits of Successful Corporate Counsel: #3 Trust, Cheetos, and How Breaking Vases Will Take You Places
Publication Date: 12/09/2024
GSK Senior Vice President Brennan Torregrossa recommends leaning into your reputation as an objective counselor to give genuine advice — and knowing when to “smash the vase.”
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Interest Area: Skills and Professional Development
Source: ACC Docket
… Banner artwork by Nok Lek Travel Lifestyle / Shutterstock.com Party A and Party B were in intense negotiations. There … You are genuine and trusted.  Being credible and genuine is key to ensuring your legal advice is accepted. Jirapong … solution is the right one even when others are advocating for the opposite point of view. It is based on your …
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Career Path: The Stoic Career
Publication Date: 03/21/2022
I personally experienced the ambition to achieve more, and advance my career. It took me more than a decade to arrive at a more holistic view of career management.
#ACCDocket #MondayMotivation
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Interest Area: Skills and Professional Development
Source: ACC Docket
… you to focus on finding happiness and satisfaction in life. This need not and should not be tied to rigid career … of our ambitions. If we first create the foundation for satisfaction in life, we can approach our ambitions in a … with their happiness and well-being. That suggests there is something more to satisfaction than traditional career …
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2022 ACC Top 10 30-Something: Cory Lamz
Publication Date: 06/21/2022
Buoy Health GC Cory Lamz is a corporate lawyer who loves public service, so he combined his two passions. Read about his accomplishments that earned him the 2022 #ACCTop30s award #inhousecounsel #generalcounsel #ACCDocket
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… Roth Publication Date: 06/21/2022 Buoy Health GC Cory Lamz is a corporate lawyer who loves public service, so he … #ACCDocket Resource Details … It starts with the heart for Cory Lamz . His personal mission to help those in need is the why behind just about everything he does, from …
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2022 ACC Top 10 30-Something: Ismat Abidi
Publication Date: 06/21/2022
Who says you can’t be an artist in your legal career? Learn how #ACCTop30s awardee Ismat Abidi is influencing storytelling in the Middle East and North Africa at Netflix. #inhousecounsel #ACCDocket #MiddleEast&NorthAfrica
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… Date: 06/21/2022 Who says you can’t be an artist in your legal career? Learn how #ACCTop30s awardee Ismat Abidi is influencing storytelling in the Middle East and North … says the Netflix lawyer in business and legal affairs for Middle East and North Africa, who grew up in the United …
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2022 ACC Top 10 30-Something: C. Whitfield Caughman
Publication Date: 06/21/2022
It’s tough enough to grow a legal department post acquisition, but try doing it while supporting the airport industry during a pandemic. Read more about the accomplishments of #ACCTop30s awardee C. Whitfield Caughman, DGC of Paradies Lagardere. #inhousecounsel #career #ACCDocket
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… #ACCDocket Resource Details … Whitfield Caughman went in-house because she wanted not only to solve problems but to … eliminated wasteful storage space. “Things that are good for the environment are also good for business,” notes … president of legal and compliance, Whitfield’s next task is developing a compliance workstream. ACC has been a …
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Law Firm Alchemy: Turning Professional Contacts Into Career Gold
Publication Date: 07/01/2024
Odeko’s Chief Legal and Administrative Officer Stephen Mar and Hearst Counsel Bree Thompson, with coauthors Arian June and Kim Le of Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, share a list of ways in-house lawyers can leverage law firm connections to accelerate their in-house careers. #ACCDocket #inhouse #career
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Interest Area: Law Department Management, Nonprofit Organizations, Skills and Professional Development
Source: ACC Docket
… Source: ACC Docket … Banner artwork by BCFC / Shutterstock.com Cheat Sheet Stay ahead of the game. As in-house counsel, one way to succeed in your current position is to apply what you have learned from law firms to stay … connecting with other external resources and specialists for expertise. Take advantage of your opportunities. Work …
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Crisis Can Strike Any Business. Is Your Company Prepared?
Publication Date: 08/30/2024
Crises large and small affect businesses of all sizes and across all industries — even more frequently in the digitally-connected world we live in. Emily Schmidt, a communications consultant and former CNN Newsource correspondent, shared insights with ACC members on how to prepare for the unthinkable and how to get alignment with key stakeholders to do so. #ACCDocket #CommunicatingInACrisis
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Interest Area: Skills and Professional Development
Source: ACC Docket
… Docket Article Crisis Can Strike Any Business. Is Your Company Prepared? Association of Corporate Counsel … shared insights with ACC members on how to prepare for the unthinkable and how to get alignment with key … ACC Docket … Banner artwork by DrShutter / Shutterstock.com If you’ve watched the news lately (or ever), you’ve …
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Tips For Developing and Protecting IP Rights in India
Publication Date: 07/26/2023
What should in-house counsel keep in mind on developing and protecting IP rights in India? #ACCDocket #inhouse #IndianLaw
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Interest Area: Intellectual Property
Source: ACC Docket
… Docket Article Tips For Developing and Protecting IP Rights in India Nirupam … ACC Docket … Banner artwork by chaylek / Shutterstock.com Highlights Identify intellectual property assets at early … Introduction The growing start-up ecosystem in India is, in great part, reliant on the creation of newer …
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6 Steps for Effective ESG Oversight
Publication Date: 09/05/2023
How does your company manage ESG-related issues? Learn the importance of board and management roles in handling ESG matters amidst increasing regulatory oversight. #Greenwashing #ESGDisclosures #SustainableBusiness #ClimateRisk #ACC #ACCDocket
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Interest Area: Compliance and Ethics, Environmental
Source: ACC Docket
… Docket Article 6 Steps for Effective ESG Oversight Stefanie Holland Sehrish Siddiqui … ACC Docket … Banner artwork by chayanuphol / Shutterstock.com Environmental, social and governance (ESG) matters have … Effective board and management oversight of ESG matters is crucial. Below are some practical tips to consider …
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Commentary on Beijing Arbitration Commission Arbitration Rules (2015)
Publication Date: 03/01/2016
The Beijing Arbitration Commission (BAC) thoroughly amended its arbitration rules and published the Beijing Arbitration Commission Arbitration Rules (2015) (the revised BAC arbitration rules). The revised BAC arbitration rules came into effect on April 1, 2015.
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Interest Area: Compliance and Ethics
Source: ACC Docket
… Decision to Comprehensively Promote the Rule of Law in China” explicitly requires it to “improve the arbitration … in applying the currently effective arbitration rules. For instance, adding factors to be considered when deciding … under the same arbitration agreement. If the application is made before the arbitral tribunal is constituted, it shall …
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CLOs Are Under Budgetary Pressure, ACC’s 2024 CLO Survey Says
Publication Date: 01/30/2024
CLOs ranked operational efficiency as their top strategic initiative, according to one of the largest CLO-focused surveys. #ACC #ACCDocket #CLOSurvey
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Interest Area: Law Department Management
Source: ACC Docket
… legal diligence. Artwork by Yellow_man / Shutterstock.com This pressure may help explain why 40 percent of CLOs … as their law department’s top strategic initiative for the coming year. To improve efficiency, 45 percent of … facing major rate hikes from outside counsel. This tension is unlikely to be sustainable in the long term. Improving …
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Employees Are the “Secret Sauce” for Sustained Value Creation
Publication Date: 12/08/2020
Each of our stakeholders is essential. We commit to deliver value to all of them, for the future success of our companies, our communities, and our country.
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Interest Area: Employment and Labor
Source: ACC Docket
… Docket Article Employees Are the “Secret Sauce” for Sustained Value Creation Jim Nortz Publication Date: 12/08/2020 Each of our stakeholders is essential. We commit to deliver value to all of them, for … I walked across a parking lot to a Wegmans grocery store in Rochester, NY. I had arranged a meeting with one of the …
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Applying the Joint Client Privilege to Related Corporate Entities
Publication Date: 06/13/2018
To preserve the attorney-client privilege in the representation of related corporate entities, counsel should carefully consider the intricacies of the joint client privilege.
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Interest Area: Litigation and Dispute Resolution
Source: ACC Docket
… Date: 06/13/2018 To preserve the attorney-client privilege in the representation of related corporate entities, counsel … the intricacies of the joint client privilege. What is the joint client privilege? The joint client privilege, … interchangeably. How does the joint client privilege work? For the joint client privilege to apply to members of the …
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Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability: A Guide for Lawyers
Publication Date: 05/17/2017
As corporate sustainability and responsibility become increasingly important corporate issues, in-house legal departments are well poised to take charge of these initiatives.
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Interest Area: Skills and Professional Development
Source: ACC Docket
… Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability: A Guide for Lawyers Olga V. Mack Katia Bloom Publication Date: … become increasingly important corporate issues, in-house legal departments are well poised to take charge of … not a particular executive. In today’s day and age, it is impossible to create a profitable company without …
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How to Negotiate Cross-border IP Agreements
Publication Date: 12/18/2020
More and more often, in-house counsel are being asked to draft cross-border intellectual property (IP) agreements and handle the legal issues that they often generate. Complicating this task is that most US-based in-house counsel are not familiar with civil code jurisdictions and/or the legal issues facing in-house counsel for companies based outside of the United States.
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Interest Area: Intellectual Property, Technology, Privacy, and eCommerce
Source: ACC Docket
… Calore Publication Date: 12/18/2020 More and more often, in-house counsel are being asked to draft cross-border … issues that they often generate. Complicating this task is that most US-based in-house counsel are not familiar with … and/or the legal issues facing in-house counsel for companies based outside of the United States. Resource …
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