2024 was an active year in Canadian patent law. Canadian courts issued several decisions on the merits regarding invalidity and/or infringement, and considered due care in the context of paying maintenance fees, regulatory...more
2024 was an active year in Canadian patent law, with the Federal Court issuing several decisions on the merits regarding invalidity and/or infringement. The courts also considered issues of the regulation of patent agents,...more
1/24/2025
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Claim Construction ,
Indefiniteness ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Patent Applications ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Term Adjustment ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmaceutical Patents
In our annual review of developments in Canadian patent law, we considered over 60 patent decisions reported last year. This article highlights statutory changes and a selection of interesting points addressed in the reported...more
It has been four years since amendments to the Patent Act and Patent Rules were made, bringing the Patent Law Treaty (PLT) into force in Canada. The most consequential changes have proven to be the handling of missed...more
12/8/2023
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Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) ,
Due Care ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
New Rules ,
Patent Act ,
Patent Applications ,
Patent Cooperation Treaty ,
Patent Filings ,
Patents ,
Reinstatement
2022 was an active year in Canadian patent law. Claim fees were introduced for the first time; changes were made to regulations providing remedies for excessive pricing of patented medicines; and a range of court decisions...more
1/16/2023
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Canada ,
Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) ,
Canadian Patent Office ,
Claim Construction ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Patent Applications ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB) ,
Patents ,
Popular ,
WIPO