This week Canada rushed to implement new laws in response to COVID-19, including addition of Section 19.4 of the Patent Act. Bill C-13, entitled the COVID-19 Emergency Response Act, was introduced in Parliament on March 24,...more
3/27/2020
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On December 10, 2019, Canada, the United States and Mexico signed the Protocol of Amendment to the Agreement between the United States of America, the United Mexican States and Canada (commonly referred to as the USMCA). The...more
1/3/2020
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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
The Budget Implementation Act, 2018, No. 2 brought about several changes to the Patent Act that affect the scope of protection available under Canadian patents, including revision of section 56, concerning rights of prior...more
The Budget Implementation Act, 2018, No. 2, Statutes of Canada 2018, c.27, received Royal Assent on December 13, 2018. As discussed in our earlier article, this is wide-ranging legislation implementing various provisions of...more
12/18/2018
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The Government of Canada has opened a public consultation on proposed amendments to the Canadian Patent Rules, running from August 1 to September 8, 2017. The changes relate principally to pending amendments to the Patent...more