- Parties: The appellants were Angelcare Canada Inc.; Edgewell Personal Care Canada ULC; and Playtex Products, LLC. The respondents were Munchkin, Inc. and Munchkin Baby Canada, Ltd.

- Subject Matter: Angelcare Canada Inc., Edgewell Personal Care Canada ULC, and Playtex Products, LLC (collectively called Angelcare) alleged that Munchkin, Inc. and Munchkin Baby Canada, Ltd. infringed and were infringing Canadian patents numbered 2,686,128; 2,640,384; 2,855,159; 2,936,421; 2,936,415; and 2,937,312. Munchkin denied infringement and alleged that the six patents – which concerned diaper pails and cassettes to be placed in the pails – were invalid on various grounds. In the second appeal (A-106-22), Angelcare argued that the Federal Court erred in some of its non-infringement conclusions concerning Munchkin’s Generation 4 product.

- Ruling: The appeal court ruled in the appellants’ favour; allowed the appellants’ appeal in file no. A-106-22; amended the Federal Court’s judgment to state that the respondents’ Generation 4 product infringed claims 9 and 10 of Canadian patent 2,640,384 and claims 1, 16, 17, 18, 19, and 20 of Canadian patent 2,855,159; and issued a corresponding injunction.

- Date: The hearing was set on June 4, 2024. The court released its decision on Sept. 27, 2024.

- Venue: This was a federal case before the Federal Court of Appeal.

- Amount: The appeal court awarded the respondents its costs for the appeals in A-105-22 ($7,500) and A-106-22 ($7,500) in the all-inclusive amount of $15,000.