VPATAPP Alert_Canadian IP law and practice in 2016

http://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/canadian-ip-law-and-practice-in-2016-59700/

1. Test for obviousness-type double-patenting clarified;
2. Patent and trademark agent privilege recognized;
3. CETA signed, enabling legislation introduced in Canada’s Parliament

4. Issue payment underpayment does not render patent invalid

5. Canada’s Competition Bureau releases revised IP enforcement guidelines

and much more

by

Nelson Godfrey,

Neil Padgett  

| Smart & Biggar