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Within 30 days of the end of the two-year period of the original compulsory licence, a pharmaceutical company may apply to have it renewed. A renewal will only be granted if the full shipment of the original authorization has not yet been shipped. Only one renewal is allowed for each original application for a total of four years for each compulsory licence.
To participate in the Regime, a pharmaceutical company must enter into a sales agreement with an eligible importing country for the purchase of a specified amount of an eligible product listed on Schedule 1. A pharmaceutical company must also submit an application for authorization to Canada's Commissioner of Patents. Once the authorization or compulsory licence is issued, there are additional terms and conditions that the company must meet and maintain.
This process map provides a visual overview of the steps that need to be followed by a pharmaceutical company that is preparing to submit an application for a compulsory licence under Canada's Access to Medicines Regime.
This process map provides a visual overview of the steps that need to be followed by a pharmaceutical company to meet the terms and conditions of a compulsory licence under Canada's Access to Medicines Regime.
Within 15 days of the day on which the compulsory licence was granted or the supply agreement was signed, whichever is later, the pharmaceutical company must complete and submit to the patent holder and the Commissioner of Patents a "Solemn or Statutory Declaration Under Paragraph 21.16(1)(b) of the Patent Act".
The patent holder may seek an order from the Federal Court of Canada to terminate a compulsory licence, if the patent holder can establish that any information in the application by the licence holder is inaccurate or that the licence holder has failed
Governments can override patent rights when necessary. In such instances, the government authorizes a third party to use the patented invention without the patent holder's permission. This authorization comes in the form of a compulsory licence.
The legislation establishing Canada's Access to Medicines Regime contains a "Good Faith Clause" that provides patent holders with the right to challenge a compulsory licence in the Federal Court of Canada. A challenge can be mounted if the patent holder believes the licence is being used for predominantly commercial rather than humanitarian purposes.
This excel data incorporates royalty revenue from 1970 to the present, it is updated with all the Royalty information each August or September. It includes forecasting and budget scenarios in Millions. Specific information for conventional oil, natural gas and oil sands are included in the related resources web pages.
The company must submit the application package to the Commissioner of Patents at the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO).