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Patent Term Adjustment Is Coming to Canada but Very Few Patents Will Qualify
This article summarizes the upcoming implementation of a patent term adjustment (PTA) framework in Canada to comply with CUSMA, noting that very few patents will qualify due to strict eligibility crit... -
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Federal Court Invalidates Patents for Ambiguity
In its recent decision in Tekna Plasma Systems Inc. v. AP&C Advanced Powders & Coatings Inc., 2024 FC 871, the Federal Court determined that both patents at issue—Canadian Patent No. 3,003,502 and Can... -
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Federal Court Allows Sharing Access to Copyrighted Services
At issue was whether Parks Canada infringed copyright or violated technological protection measures laws by sharing a password to a subscription news website where the articles were behind a paywall.