Is There a s. 73 Duty of Candour and is Deemed Abandonment a Ground for Alleging Patent Invalidity?

Essien Udokang is an Articling Student at Torys LLP The term “good faith” suggests a sincere belief or motive without any malice or the desire to defraud others. Section 73(1)(a) of the Patent Act requires that, during the prosecution of a patent, an applicant reply in good faith to any requisition made by a patent […]