The Perplexities of Patent Prosecution History: Procedure over Principle?

Unwrapping File Wrapper Estoppel: Some Effects of Bill C-86

To the delight of patent litigators everywhere, the doctrine of file wrapper estoppel is about to be implemented in Canadian Patent Law. After more than 18 years since Justice Binnie rejected the doctrine in Canada in his ruling in Free World Trust v Electro Santé Inc., it will come into force via Bill C-86, likely […]