On July 10, 2019, the government of Canada published the final version of the new Patent Rules, which will come into force October 30, 2019. The new Rules substantially alter Canadian patent practice, and include many changes needed to permit Canada to ratify the Patent Law Treaty (PLT). We provide a detailed analysis of the changes here.
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