As Canadians begin to prepare for the first public holiday of
the fall season, thoughts of turkey (or tofurkey), stuffing and
loved ones gathered around the dinner table may serve to distract
from the fact that the Canadian Patent Office is closed to the
public on Monday, October 14, Thanksgiving Day.
Historically, the Patent Office has not granted patent
application filing dates on days that it is closed to the public.
Hence, if a patent application were to be submitted to the Patent
Office on Monday, October 14, 2019, the filing date of the
application would be deemed to be Tuesday, October 15, 2019.
Before closing this article to help yourself to another piece of
pumpkin pie, note that the possibility of obtaining a filing date
on a day when the Patent Office is closed to the public might be
important. Most significantly, it could be relevant to the grace
period for disclosures to the public by the applicant or by someone
who obtains knowledge, either directly or
