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This is a sample sales representative agreement between a company and a sales agent, for the sale of the company's telecom products.

Canada is an attractive market for pharmaceutical manufacturers. Most Canadian consumers have some form of drug coverage through government programs and/or private insurance. Below are ten patent and regulatory topics that in-house counsel need to know before bringing an innovative product to Canada.

Editor's note: This article was updated to reflect recent developments; the original version of this article was published on December 16, 2020.

The September 2017 amendments to the Patented Medicines (Notice of Compliance) Regulations introduced a new scheme for pharmaceutical patent linkage litigation in Canada. That scheme is now much closer to the United States' (US) Hatch-Waxman scheme, but with remaining key differences that are explained in this chart.

Amendments to the Canadian Patent Act and enactment of the Certificate of Supplementary Protection Regulations flowing from the Canada-European Union (EU) Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement introduced a new framework in Canada for the issuance of Certificates of Supplementary Protection (CSPs).

This chart compare key aspects of the two regimes, Canada's and the EU's.

This is a sample litigation hold policy of a company in the United States.

This sample form is for use in the assignment of a utility patent application and related intellectual property rights, from an inventor to a corporation.

This is a sample assignment and novation agreement where the Assignor assigns its rights and obligations under insurance policies to the insured companies, which are the assignees. The sample includes a choice of the laws of the Cayman Islands.

This is a sample intellectual property assignment agreement, under which a company assigns the rights, title, and interest in and to trademarks, patents, domain names and intangible assets to another company, in connection with a corporate acquisition. This sample includes a choice of New York law.

This is a sample bill of sale and indemnity agreement, under which a seller assigns all rights, title, and interest in equipment to a purchaser, and the purchaser agrees to indemnify the seller against liabilities connected to the acquisition, use, or disposal of the conveyed property.

This is a confidentiality and non-disclosure agreement between a Delaware corporation (the disclosing company) and another company (the receiving company), in preparation of the receiving company's nomination to the board of directors of the disclosing company. The sample includes a clause selecting the laws of the State of New York.