Proposed Practice Notice on "Obviousness"
Consultation Updated: July 20, 2009
The Patent Branch received the following feedback:
- Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (IPIC)
(PDF – 231 KB – 21 pages) - Fédération Internationale des Conseils en Propriété Industrielle (FICPI)
(PDF – 582 KB – 8 pages) - Ericsson Canada (PDF – 18 KB – 4 pages)
- Susan Rancourt (PDF – 7 KB – 1 page)
- Raju Khubchandani (PDF – 14 KB – 3 pages)
- Paul Newell (PDF – 24 KB – 1 page)
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.
Consultation period: May 14, 2009 to June 19, 2009.
The Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) is taking this opportunity to seek your feedback on a proposed Practice Notice on the assessment of "obviousness."
Your comments will be taken into consideration and will add value to the process of creating our Practice Notice. They will also be posted on this website following the consultation period.
Contact information:
Should you wish to provide us with your comments on this matter, please send them by email to Chris Evans, 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: Chris Evans
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
Canadian Intellectual Property Office