Author : Canadian Intellectual Property Office. Patent Office
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Page : 0 pages
File Size : 24,53 MB
Release : 1998
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Book Description
This manual is intended as a guide to practice under the amended Patent Act and the amended Rules which came into force in October 1996. Sections of the manual cover the following: contacting the Patent Office; opening & inspection of documents; inquiries & information on pending applications; petitions & appointment of agents or representatives; patent filing & completion requirements; patent ownership & registration; internal priority and Convention priority; content of patent application (abstract, description, drawings, claims); patent classification; examination of applications; unity of invention; requirements for patentability; utility and non-statutory subject matter; biotechnology patents; protest and filing prior art; time limits, withdrawal, abandonment, and lapse of patents; final action practice; the Patent Co-operation Treaty; amendments to patents; and fees.