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Must Every Canadian Patent Application Include the Inventor’s Best Mode of Working the Invention?
April 30, 2013 by David Vaver It was thought until quite recently that any applicant for a Canadian patent had to disclose in his specification the best mode then known of working his invention (Minerals Separation North American Corp. v. Noranda Mines Ltd., [1947] Ex. C.R. 306, rev’d (1952) 69 R.P.C. 81 (P.C.)). Then came Sanofi-Aventis Canada Inc. v. Apotex Inc., 2009 FC 676 to dispel this illusion.
Jones v. Tsige: Snooping and Privacy in Ontario
April 10, 2011 by David Vaver Professor David Vaver of Osgoode Hall Law School & member of IP Osgoode’s Advisory Board. Can one’s bank account be spied on with impunity? In Ontario it seems so, if the decision of the Superior Court in Jones v. Tsige 2011 ONSC 1475 is to be believed.
In Memoriam: William L. Hayhurst QC, 1925 – 2011
March 7, 2011 by David Vaver and Stuart Freen (IPilogue Editor)
David Vaver is Professor of Intellectual Property Law at Osgoode Hall Law School and on the Advisory Board of IP Osgoode. Stuart Freen is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. Readers will be saddened to hear that William L. Hayhurst QC passed away on February 27, 2011 after a long illness. Bill Hayhurst was one of the leading IP lawyers of his generation and a prolific and oft-cited author of articles on IP. He had a scholarly interest in intellectual property and gave generously of his time and knowledge to whoever sought it.
Repligen Corp. v. Canada (A.G.): Clerical Error in the Intellectual Property Office
March 7, 2011 by David Vaver David Vaver is Professor of Intellectual Property Law at Osgoode Hall Law School and on the Advisory Board of IP Osgoode. A Note in the next issue of the Intellectual Property Journal, due out in April, reviews a recent case on Patent Office refusals to correct clerical errors: Repligen Corp. v. Canada (A.G.) 2010 FC 1288. |
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