One of Canada’s greatest triumphs in the field of medicine was the discovery of insulin in 1922. This groundbreaking finding opened the doors to medical research in Canada and the patenting of insulin surprisingly played a key role in spurring Canadian innovation.
Read MoreProduct-by-process claims are certainly permitted in Canada, and in fact threshold requirements for novelty and utility can be quite low. That being said, product-by-process claims may be more difficult to enforce and consideration of whether such a claim is appropriate should be made on a case-by-case basis.
Read MoreClever Canadians throughout history have worked tirelessly to solve vexing problems through the development of novel inventions and innovative thought. While the snowmobile may have been developed with the quintessentially Canadian problem of snowy winters in mind, its impact reaches far beyond Canadian borders.
Read MoreMany U.S. practitioners will tell you that providing prior art (i.e. publically available information) before issuance of a patent application is quite an onerous requirement. Understandably, a common question we encounter in Canada from clients is whether Canada has a similar legal requirement?
Read MoreCanadian Patent Rules state requirements on how to proceed when the inventor is not the applicant through legal representative declarations. However, the provisions of the Patent Act with respect to assignments do not appear to be entirely consistent with the provisions of the revised Patent Rules.
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