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Applicant industry association representing most Canadian generic drug manufacturers—Seeking order Patented Medicines (Notice of Compliance) Regulations, SOR/93-133, ultra vires, of no force and effect—Motion to strike out notice of application for judicial review on grounds applicant has no standing—Applicant raising serious issues—Not plain and obvious lacks standing in own right, or as informally representing class of litigants, or public interest mitigates against giving it standing—Motion dismissed—Canada’s research-based pharmaceutical companies granted intervener status.

Canadian Generic Pharmaceutical Assn. v. Canada (Governor in Council) (T- 1976-06, 2007 FC 154, Harrington J., orders dated 9/2/07, 12 pp.)

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