A series of IP related regulations were published in today’s Canada Gazette (Part II): a) changes to the Patent Rules and Trade-mark Regulations relating to the agent examinations; b) changes to the Patent Rules relating to final actions and c) regulations associated with Canada’s anti-spam legislation. Check the specific regulations for the coming into force dates of each amendment.

Today’s Canada Gazette has links to the changes to the regulations:

• Regulations relating to Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation (see blog post)
  • Electronic Commerce Protection Regulations
  • Order Fixing Certain Dates as the Days on which Certain Provisions of the Act Come into Force
• Patent Rules — Rules Amending – Patent Act  (final actions) (see blog post)
• Patent Rules — Rules Amending – Patent Act (examinations) (see blog post)
• Trade-marks Regulations — Regulations Amending – Trade-marks Act (see blog post)

The Canadian Intellectual Property Office has published summaries of the changes to the examinations and final action process.