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  2. Canadian Intellectual Property Office - Wikipedia

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    The Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO; French: Office de la propriété intellectuelle du Canada, OPIC) is responsible for the administration and processing of the greater part of intellectual property (IP) in Canada. CIPO's areas of activity include patents, trademarks, copyright, industrial designs and integrated circuit topographies.

  3. Canadian patent law - Wikipedia

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    Canadian patent law is the legal system regulating the granting of patents for inventions within Canada, and the enforcement of these rights in Canada.. A 'patent' is a government grant that gives the inventor—as well as their heirs, executors, and assignees—the exclusive right within Canada to make, use, and/or sell the claimed invention during the term of the patent, subject to adjudication.

  4. Manual of Patent Office Practice - Wikipedia

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    The Manual of Patent Office Practice (MOPOP) is a manual for patent agents and patent examiners, published by the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO). It documents the procedures and practices relative to the prosecution of patent applications under Canadian patent law for patent examiners, applicants, agents, and the public at large.

  5. Patent Act (Canada) - Wikipedia

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    The fourth federal Patent Act was passed in 1935, this act had provisions for the procedure of obtaining patents on inventions related to national defence and atomic energy. [2] The Patent Office and position of Commissionaire of Patents were incorporated into the new Canadian Intellectual Property Office in 1991. [2]

  6. Software patents under Canadian patent law - Wikipedia

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    On March 8, 2013, the Canadian Patent Office announced changes in patent examination practice based on the ruling in the Amazon.com case. The Patent Office published new guidelines for the determination of statutory subject matter based on a purposive construction of claims as guided in Amazon.com. [ 15 ] Concurrently, updated guidance on ...

  7. Subject matter in Canadian patent law - Wikipedia

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    On March 8, 2013, the Canadian Patent Office announced changes in patent examination practice based on the ruling in the Amazon.com case. CIPO published new guidelines for determining whether an invention constitutes statutory subject matter based on a purposive construction of the claims. [ 30 ]

  8. For a patent to be valid in Canada, the invention claimed therein needs to be new and inventive.In patent law, these requirements are known as novelty and non-obviousness.A patent cannot in theory be granted for an invention without meeting these basic requirements or at least, if a patent which does not meet these requirements is granted, it cannot later be maintained.

  9. Sufficiency of disclosure in Canadian patent law - Wikipedia

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    Thus, an examiner's objections are directed at ensuring that a valid patent issue. [18] The patent office can reject an application only if it is positively satisfied that the applicant is not by law entitled to a patent. [18] This is a result of s. 40 of the Patent Act [19] which states: