Changes to the Patent Rules introducing excess claims fees and limitations on the number of office actions provided per request for examination will come into force on October 3, 2022. These new provisions of the Rules will apply to all applications in which a request for examination is made on or after the coming into force date.
The goal of these new rules is to streamline the examination process, in anticipation of the Canadian Intellectual Property Office's (CIPO) obligation to introcuce Patent Term Adjustment (PTA) provisions into Canadian Patent Law under the Canada -United States -Mexico Agreement (CUSMA). Read more