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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