Intellectual Property Intellectual Property

Constellation Brands in its strategic investment and minority stake in Canopy Growth Corporation.

On November 2, 2017, Constellation Brands closed its previously announced acquisition of a minority stake in Canopy Growth Corporation. The investment of $245 million represents a minority ownership interest of 9.9% of Canopy Growth. Constellation Brands is a Fortune 500 company and a leading,...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: November 2, 2017 Value: $245 million

Regis Corporation in connection with its sale and subsequent franchise of substantially all of its mall-based salons in Canada.

On October 2, 2017, Regis Corporation announced it has sold substantially all of its mall-based salon business in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom to The Beautiful Group, an affiliate of Regent Corporation, who will operate them as the Company’s largest franchisee. ...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: October 2, 2017 Value: -

Professor Raquel Urtasun in her hiring by Uber to lead a new Toronto-based research and development centre for its Advanced Technologies Group

On May 8, 2017, Raquel Urtasun, an Associate Professor from the University of Toronto, joined Uber Inc. Professor Urtasun, known for conducting world-leading research on self-driving vehicles, will bring Uber's first international research lab to Toronto and will head up self-driving efforts in...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: May 8, 2017 Value: -

Federal Court Rules in favour of Mylan Pharmaceuticals ULC in an anti-inflammatory combination drug patent case

Osler successfully represented Mylan Pharmaceuticals ULC in a patent proceeding brought by pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca. On February 7, 2017, the Federal Court of Canada issued a decision in AstraZeneca Canada Inc. v Mylan Pharmaceuticals ULC, 2017 FC 142 that invalidated the...

Lead Office: Ottawa Date Closed: February 7, 2017 Value: -

Hootsuite in connection with its acquisition of Sales Prodigy

On March 29, 2016 Hootsuite, the most widely used platform for managing social media, announced the acquisition of Sales Prodigy, a mobile app built to help sales organizations tap into social selling opportunities. Hootsuite is a social media management system for brand management....

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: March 29, 2016 Value: -

BMO Financial Group in connection with its acquisition of General Electric Capital Corporation’s Transportation Finance Business

On September 10, 2015, BMO Financial Group (“BMO”), Canada’s fourth-largest lender, announced the acquisition of GE Capital's Transportation Finance business in the U.S. and Canada. The proposed transaction will grow BMO’s U.S. commercial banking business. GE...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: December 1, 2015 Value: -

Mylan Pharmaceuticals in a patent proceeding brought by Amgen

Osler successfully represented Mylan Pharmaceuticals in a patent proceeding brought by pharmaceutical company Amgen to prohibit the Minister of Health from issuing a market authorization (notice of compliance) to Mylan for its generic version of the drug SENSIPAR^® (cinacalcet...

Lead Office: Ottawa Date Closed: November 3, 2015 Value: -

Pulse Systems, Inc. in its $11 million acquisition of the US Practice Management business of Nightingale Informatix Corporation, including the Medrium, RidgeMark, SecureConnect and Northern Health product lines

On October 13, 2015 Pulse Systems, Inc. (“Pulse”) completed its $11 million acquisition of the US Practice Management business of Nightingale Informatix Corporation, including the Medrium, RidgeMark, SecureConnect and Northern Health product lines. Pulse provides certified,...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: October 13, 2015 Value: $11 million

Torstar Corporation in its $200 million acquisition of an interest in VerticalScope Holdings Inc.

On July 28, 2015, Torstar Corporation, a broadly based media company, completed its $200 million acquisition of a 56 percent interest in VerticalScope Holdings Inc., a digital media company that owns and operates more than 600 consumer enthusiast online forums and premium content sites across North...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: July 28, 2015 Value: $200 million

Federal Court Rules in Favour of Mylan Pharmaceuticals ULC in Pantoprazole Magnesium Patent Case

Osler successfully represented Mylan Pharmaceuticals in a patent proceeding against pharmaceutical company Takeda to prohibit the Minister of Health from issuing a market authorization (notice of compliance) to Mylan for its generic version of the drug TECTA®...

Lead Office: Ottawa Date Closed: June 15, 2015 Value: -