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Patent Term Adjustment (PTA) now available in Canada

A new system of Patent Term Adjustment (PTA) is now available to offset significant Patent Office delays in the prosecution of eligible patents that issue after December 1, 2025. Threshold eligibility for a Patent Term Adjustment Only…read more

December 01, 2025

Patent Term Adjustment (PTA) now available in Canada

October 08, 2025

Upcoming SCC Decision May Potentially Reshape the Prohibition of Patenting Methods of Medical Treatment in Canada

July 22, 2025

Patent Prosecution Highway Program: Benefits and Procedures for Fast-Tracking Patent Applications in Canada

June 23, 2025

No Due Care Taken in Communication Failure without Alternative Communication Mechanisms

May 30, 2025

CIPO Service Improvements and Updates on Disruptions and Prosecution Delays with Launch of MyCIPO Patents

May 30, 2025

Staying Alive – Missed Patent Maintenance Fees Can Lead to the Loss of Rights in Canada Without Notice

September 15, 2023

CIPO to Increase Fees Substantially in 2024

August 10, 2022

Upcoming Changes to Patent Prosecution in Canada

July 25, 2022

Notice of Canadian Patent Rules Change | October 3, 2022

January 25, 2022

Notice – Ongoing Disruptions at the CIPO Resulting in Prosecution Delays and Inaccurate Records

December 10, 2021

Notice Regarding Patent Rule Changes

August 02, 2019

Canadian Patent Practice Changes

November 18, 2018

Canadian Industrial Design Practice Changes

September 26, 2017

Canada Increases Patent Term for Eligible Pharmaceutical Patents

July 11, 2017

Delivery to a New Non-Promise Land

March 27, 2017

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