Goodmans Once Again Honoured at LMG Life Sciences Americas Awards 2025
We are proud to share the Goodmans Intellectual Property Litigation team has been awarded at the LMG Life Sciences Americas Awards 2025 for the second year in a row!
Patent Impact Case of the Year - Takeda Canada v Apotex (2024 FC 106)
Goodmans successfully represented Apotex Inc., with a trial team comprised of Andrew Brodkin, Jenene Roberts, Jaclyn Tilak, Jerry Topolski and Emily Groper, in which they avoided a finding of patent infringement sought by Takeda relating to dexlansoprazole products. This is the team's second impact case of the year award in 2025.
About LMG Life Sciences Americas Awards
The LMG Life Sciences Americas Awards recognize the region’s most distinguished practitioners and their firms for their exemplary work in the Life Sciences legal practice over the past twelve months. After months of research and submission reviews, the LMG Life Sciences team set out to uncover the most impactful cases, deals, and the lawyers and law firms behind them.
To learn more, visit the LMG Life Sciences website here.
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