On 13th December, Canadian government gave assent to
the BUDGET IMPLEMENTATION ACT, 2018 to address various productive
changes in Canadian Intellectual property laws. Modifications in IP
laws were made to uplift the economy of Canada through innovative
ideas and higher investments. The act majorly focuses on removing
the loopholes in the current IPR structure of the country and to
meet the professional and ethical standards.
The scope of patent protection in Canada is now
widened. Now in Canada, Histories of prosecution are admissible as
evidence to deal with patent claims. Prior use right of a business
is also protected against an application of patent that covers its
existing operation. An amendment to clarify that it is not against
the law to conduct research on the subject matter of patent grant
is made in the new law. Another change introduced regarding patent
laws is to demoralize deceptive or vague demand letters. In case of
deceptive/vague demand letters, an
