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Relief under Canada’s stringent “due care” standard for missed maintenance fees? Federal Court requires CIPO to consider events...

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In Matco Tools Corporation v Canada (Attorney General), 2025 FC 118 (Matco Tools), the Federal Court found that a decision by the Commissioner of Patents to refuse to reinstate a patent application following the failure to...more

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Canadian patents: Establishing “due care” after failure to pay a maintenance fee

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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

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Updated Canadian Manual of Patent Office Practice explains the “Due Care” standard and more

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On October 30, 2019, amendments to the CanadianPatent Act and Patent Rules will come into force. The amendments, as reviewed in detail in our previous article, are largely geared to implementing the Patent Law Treaty....more

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