The Canadian Patent Office has announced a new Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) pilot project between the Canadian Intellectual Property Off... Read more »
Happy Halloween from the Canadian IP Blog!
To help you prepare for Halloween, I have searched the Canadian Intellectual Property databases for patents, applications and industrial des... Read more »
Expedited Examination of Patent Applications Relating to Green Technology
Under Section 28 of the Patent Rules applications relating to green technologies may be eligible for expedited examination. Applicants wis... Read more »
Filing of Prior Art in Canada and Other Jurisdictions as a Means of Getting Prior Art in Front of the U.S. Examiners
Third Parties wishing to impact the scope of a competitor’s pending application at the USPTO have the option of submitting relevant prior a... Read more »
Update - EPO Enlarged Board Referrals Regarding Patent Defence
MBM recently received an interesting update from Harrison Goddard Foote detailing lessons from recent EPO Enlarged Board Referrals regardin... Read more »
Three Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Project Agreements Extended
Canada’s pilot Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) agreements with Finland, Germany and Spain were set to expire on September 30, 2012. The ag... Read more »