Forthcoming Changes to Patent Practice in Canada

January 17, 2007 on 4:04 pm | In International, Legislation/Regulation |

And we thought patent reform only happen in the US.  ;-)

An attorney with the Canadian firm of Oyen Wiggs Green & Mutala LLP was kind enough to send me a memorandum ( Download forthcoming_changes_in_canadian_patent_practice.pdf) which thoroughly discusses the proposed amendments, including:   

  • Canada’s small entity regime;
  • harmonization of sequence listing descriptions with the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT);
  • the evidence required when the applicant is not the inventor;
  • policies regarding refunds of fees paid to the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO);
  • clarification of procedures for Canadian national entry of PCT applications; and
  • various minor ‘housekeeping’ amendments.

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