Patent Branch Amendments to the Patent Rules

Improvement of the Intellectual Property Administrative framework is one of CIPO's five strategic directions within its 2007-2012 Strategic Plan. To this end, CIPO will, within the next year, request your feedback on a number of proposed amendments to the Patent Rules.

Clients will have an opportunity to provide their comments on various proposed amendments to the Patent Rules. Four packages of amendments are currently envisaged and the Consultation periods will be between 30 and 60 days for each package.

Proposed Amendments to the Patent Rules: Package 2

• Consultation update
• Consultation period
• Consultation document

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Package 2: Consultation Update: March 5, 2009

The Patent Branch received the following feedback:

• L. Anne Kinsman: Bordnen, Ladner, Gervais
  (PDF - 100 KB - 3 pages)
• International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys (FICPI)
  (PDF - 166 KB - 8 pages)
• Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (IPIC)
  (PDF - 182 KB - 12 pages)
• Cynthia L. Tape: The Canadian Bar Association
  (PDF - 68 KB - 2 pages)

Important notice: Please note that access to this section is provided as a courtesy only. Therefore, comments are in the language in which they were submitted to CIPO.

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Package 2: Consultation Period: January 5, 2009 to February 28, 2009

The amendments proposed in the second package seek to safeguard applicants' rights in situations where their rights would have been expunged due to a failure to meet certain procedural requirements. The package also reduces some operational requirements by providing more flexibility as to who can pay a fee and reinstate an abandoned application. Finally, the package also waives some of the fees related to sequence listings filed electronically and reduces the prescribed delay to request examination.

Your comments will be taken into consideration and will add value to the process of regulatory changes. They will also be posted on this website following the consultation period.

Description of Proposed Amendments – Package #2 (PDF - 44 KB - 9 pages)

Contact information:

Should you wish to provide us with your comments on this matter, please send them by email to the Client Service Centre at cipo.contact@ic.gc.ca, by fax at (819) 994-1989, or by regular mail to the following address:

Canadian Intellectual Property Office
Patent Branch
50 Victoria Street,
Place du Portage II
Gatineau, QC K1A 0C9
Attention: Félix Dionne

Preferred formats are PDF, WordPerfect, or Microsoft Word.
Thank you for your participation and interest in this important matter.

Barney de Schneider
Assistant Commissioner of Patents

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Package 2: Consultation Document

Description of Proposed Amendments – Package #2 (PDF - 44 KB - 9 pages)