CIPO
February 7, 2022
Patent applicants may wish to request examination for their Canadian patent applications soon to take advantage of the fees under the current Patent Rules.
January 13, 2022
Some of the most common errors made in patent applications are in the naming of applicants and inventors. If the mistake is not caught in time, it can cause a nasty headache for the patent owner.
July 15, 2021
Proposed changes to Canada’s patent system include excess claim fees and limits on office actions which will lay the groundwork for patent term adjustments.
September 23, 2020
2020 FC 837: A recent decision spells the end to the problem-solution approach, which has long been used to block patent applications for software.
April 3, 2020
In this article, we explain how the intellectual property offices in Canada and the United States are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.
December 13, 2018
Overview of the proposed amendments to the Patent Rules, published in the Canada Gazette on December 1, 2018.