Canadian Patent Litigation Costs

Costs play an important role for business when making decisions to file and prosecute patent applications through to the grant of patents.  These costs can run into the 10’s of thousands of dollars for protection in one or more countries.  But the cost of obtaining protection sometimes pales in comparison to the cost of patent litigation. In the Federal Court of Canada supplemental reasons for judgment between ABB Technology AG and Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (2013 FC 1050 - October...