Commentary – Amendments to Canadian Patent Act – Bill C-34
On December 16, 2014, Bill C-34 received Royal Assent. This bill includes amendments to the Canadian Patent Act. The purpose of many of the amendments to the Patent Act is to align Canadian patent law with the Patent Law Treaty (PLT) done at Geneva on June 1, 2000. Currently, new Regulations are being drafted to support the amendments to the Patent Act. Once these Regulations are in place, the Act will come into force. One might expect to the see the...