Canada's Supreme Court Tosses Viagra Patent For Vagueness

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."

Insufficient information

[mattack2]

So the Supreme Court Of Canada found the patent hard to understand.

Re:Uh oh

[Anonymous Coward]

True. I believe there will be stiff competition in the effort to erect new boner jokes. I just hope they can stick to the thrust of the story.

Proudly

[p0p0]

Honey, grab the maple syrup and the cheap viagara. We're celebrating.

Now, if only we looked at Apple's patents then we can really stir some shit up.

O Canada, we cum on thee...

[inode_buddha]

Canada: there's a lot of beaver up there.
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Generic name

[Anonymous Coward]

Now that there will be generic Viagra, there will be the issue of selecting a generic name. The leading candidate based on Internet searches is "Mycoxaphalin."

A hard verdict for Pfizer

[heretic108]

But the Supreme Court had no choice but to stand up for justice. No going soft on patent abuses!

Re:Insufficient information

[Goodyob]

Guess they didn't have enough evidence to be firm about the issue

Re:On behalf of all Canadian Men

[jbeaupre]

Yeah, like we even need that stuff....

If you Canadians have lost your interest in sex, you could consult your doctor. Pfizer probably a drug for that too.

Re:Generic name

[JustOK]

Penisfillin

Re:A surprising post.

[Greyfox]

If you stay surprised for more than 4 hours, you should contact a doctor.

Re:Generic name

[symbolset]

V!gara. They can sell it by email.

Re:Generics and Legal Challenges

[ColdWetDog]

Good, you write the next summary in this field.

Please.