The Court released its decision on the patentability of ‘business methods’.
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Monthly Archives: October 2010
Proposed Patent Rules changes
Proposed changes to the Patent Rules, published in the October 2nd edition of the Canada Gazette would allow ‘green tech’ patent applications to be given accelerated examination at the request of the applicant. Changes would also require ‘Special Order’ applications to be put back into the regular stream if the applications go abandoned or an extension of time is requested.
Judicial Appointments
Justice André F.J. Scott and Donald J. Rennie were appointed today to the Federal Court replacing Justice Mainville and Justice Dawson. Justice Scott was the chairperson of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal and Justice Rennie was Assistant Deputy Attorney General with the Department of Justice Canada in Ottawa.