Upcoming Changes to Patent Prosecution in Canada
Examination of Canadian patent applications will change significantly when a host of amendments to Canada’s Patent Rules come into force this year. The changes effective on October 3, 2022 are being introduced to streamline patent examination in preparation for the implementation of patent term adjustment (PTA) obligations under the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (“CUSMA”). Most significantly, […]
Read moreNotice of Canadian Patent Rules Change | October 3, 2022
Consider requesting examination of your Canadian patent applications now! ….. …..to avoid significant fees coming to Canada’s Patent Examination Regime On October 3, 2022 there will be significant changes to Canada’s Patent Rules, to introduce excess claim fees and a continued examination regime, with significant new government fees. The new Rules and their requirements will […]
Read moreNotice Regarding Patent Rule Changes
Expect Additional Canadian Patent Rule Changes in 2022 The Canadian Patent Rules are undergoing further amendments to prepare for the patent term adjustment (PTA) obligations under the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (“CUSMA”). The amended Rules will take effect in respect of any application where examination is requested on or after the 30th day from the day […]
Read moreCanadian Patent Practice Changes
CANADIAN PATENT NEWS HOW WILL THE CHANGES COMING OCTOBER 30, 2019 AFFECT YOU? Canada’s new Patent Act and Rules will come into force on October 30, 2019. These changes will bring Canada into compliance with the Patent Law Treaty and align Canadian patent practice with international practices. Applicants will certainly benefit from the revisions to […]
Read moreCanadian Industrial Design Practice Changes
CANADIAN INDUSTRIAL DESIGN NEWS Effective November 5, 2018, substantial changes will be enacted for Industrial Design Registrations in Canada. These changes will have significant benefits to proprietors seeking design protection. The Hague System Effective November 5, 2018 Canada will become a contracting party to the Hague System. After this date one will be able to […]
Read moreCanada Increases Patent Term for Eligible Pharmaceutical Patents
Canada previously stood apart from many other major industrialized nations in its failure to grant additional patent term for drug patents due to delays resulting from regulatory approval. The United States, Japan and Australia are examples of countries that presently have such adjustments to the terms of drug patents. That has changed just recently in […]
Read moreDelivery to a New Non-Promise Land
Delivery to a New Non-Promise Land – Canada finally does away with promises Executive Summary: The Supreme Court of Canada ruled on June 30, 2017 that promises made in a patent are not the standard against which the utility of a patent is measured. This is a significant departure from previous lower court decisions in which […]
Read moreCanada Invents – Inventive Women
Early Female Inventors in Canada Canadian women have been patenting their inventions from the very inception of the Patent Act of 1869. While in these early days many women needed their husbands to co-sign their patent applications, it certainly didn’t stop women from patenting their ideas. Looking through old patent listings you will see the […]
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