A Practical Guide To The Transition To Canada's New Patent Act And Rules Part VI

In 2014, Canada's patent law was amended to comply with Canada's obligation under the Patent Law Treaty (PLT), but implementation required amending the Patent Rules. The Patent Rules have now been finalized, and amendments to both the Patent Act and Rules will come into force on October 30, 2019 (CIF).

As mentioned in the previous articles¹, this series will cover the most significant amendments that affect users of the system, and in the transition to the new regime, will discuss options available to Applicants.

Divisional Patent Applications

While the new Patent Act and Rules change a number of technical aspects pertaining to divisional applications, the requirements for divisional applications will remain substantially the same once the new Rules come into force.