On August 7, 2023, the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) launched a consultation on proposed features of regulations on patent term adjustment (PTA) in Canada (the Consultation).
The PTA system is intended to compensate patentees
Canada implements patent term adjustment as Bill C-47 becomes law
On June 22, 2023, Canada’s federal government passed legislation (Bill C-47) introducing a system of general patent term adjustment (PTA). The provisions amending the Patent Act to introduce PTA passed without substantive amendment and are scheduled
Bill C-47 introduces patent term adjustment: Proposed term to run concurrently with term of Certificate of Supplementary Protection
On April 20, 2023, the federal government tabled legislation (Bill C-47) that would amend the Patent Act to bring, for the first time, a system of general patent term adjustment (PTA) into Canada. Canada is required
Consultation on proposed amendments to Patent Rules
The Government of Canada has proposed a series of amendments to the Patent Rules intended to keep Canada compliant with its obligations under the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) and the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT). As part
New Federal initiatives to combat pandemic: Patent Act amended to allow limited government use of patented inventions for public health emergencies
On March 25, 2020, the Canadian Government passed into law Bill C-13, An Act respecting certain measures in response to COVID-19, following emergency sittings of Parliament and the Senate. Bill C-13 amends both the Patent Act and the Food