Changes to IP Regulations

May 16, 2007 - Amendments to the Patent Rules, the Trade-marks Regulations (1996), the Industrial Design Regulations, the Integrated Circuit Topography Regulations, and the Copyright Regulations were published in the Canada Gazette, Part II.

The amended patent regulations will come into force on June 2, 2007. These amendments to the Patent Rules relate to: a) the small entity regime; b) the harmonization of the Canadian standard for describing sequence listing with the PCT standard; c) the type of evidence required when the applicant is not the inventor; d) the refund policy; e) the clarification of certain practices for PCT national entry; and f) a series of minor amendments.