Federal Court upholds refusal to PMNOC list Janssen’s UC ustekinumab patent

The Canadian Federal Court upheld a decision of Canada’s Office of Submission and Intellectual Property (OSIP) to refuse Janssen’s application to list Canadian Patent 3113837 (‘837 patent) on the PMNOC register for two supplementary new drug submissions relating to Stelara® (ustekinumab) OSIP refused the application as the ‘837 patent application was filed in Canada after the submissions.

Health Canada approved ulcerative colitis as an indication for Stelara® on 27 January 2020.