Book Description
MANUAL OF PATENT OFFICE PRACTICE FOREWORD Welcome to the Manual of Patent Office Practice (MOPOP), a guide for patent examiners, applicants, agents and the public to the operational procedures and examination practices of the Canadian Patent Office. [...] Practices expressed in the MOPOP arise from the Office's interpretation of the Patent Act, Patent Rules and jurisprudence as of the date each chapter came into effect. [...] Effect of withdrawal on opening of applications. [...] Effect of withdrawal of priority on opening to public. [...] Relationship of claimed matter to a field of technology.