Canadian Patent Blog: New Patent Rules
Canadian Patent Blog: New Patent Rules The new Patent Rules were recently published and the long awaited amendments to the Canadian Patent Act are scheduled to come into force on October 30, 2019. These changes to the Patent Rules and Patent Act will substantially alter Canadian practice. A few of these changes include but are not limited to: For new filings, an English or French translation is no longer needed to obtain a filing date; however, the translation must be provided within two...