Recent Amendments of Interest – I.P. Law

2003-01-01

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RECENTAMENDMENTSOFINTEREST

By
LaurentCarriere
LEGERROBICRICHARD,Lawyers
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FederalCourtsofCanada
TheCourtsAdministrationServiceAct(S.C.2002,c.8;BillC-30)receivedthe
Royalassenton2002-03-27andcameintoforceon2003-07-02.
ThisActconsolidatesthecurrentadministrativeservicesoftheFederalCourt
ofCanada,theCourtMartialAppealCourtandtheTaxCourtofCanadainto
asingle“CourtsAdministrationService”.ItamendstheFederalCourtAct(now
knownastheFederalCourtsAct)andrelatedlegislationtocreateaseparate
FederalCourtofAppeal.
ItamendstheTaxCourtofCanadaActandrelatedlegislationtochangethe
statusoftheTaxCourtofCanadatothatofasuperiorcourt.
Italsomakesconsequentialamendmentstovariousotherfederalstatutes,
amongstwhichtheCompetitionTribubunalAct,theCompetitionAct,the
PlantBreeders’RightsAct,theCopyrightActandtheTrade-marksAct.
Copyright
On2003-06-05theamendmentstosections2,3,6and8oftheCopyright
Regulationscameintoforce(SOR2003-211).Theseamendmentsdealtwith
minoradministrativechangesforthepurposeof:

·clarifyingthedeemedreceiptdateofcorrespondencesentby
regularmailorelectronicmail;thisensuresthatthereceiptdatefor
eachtypeofcorrespondenceistreatedequally;

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·requiringthatarequestforregistrationofanassignmentorlicence
ofacopyrightbemadeinwriting,thusavoidinganyambiguity
relatingtothefilingoftheserequests;

·removingreferencesto”inches”;however,referencestometric
measurementremain;and

·clarifyingthatthereisnofeechargedforthecorrectionofclerical
errorsmadebytheRegistrar.
Patents
On2003-06-05,theamendmentstosections2,13and88ofthePatentRules
cameintoforce(SOR2003-208).
Theseamendmentsdealtwithminoradministrativechangesforthepurpose
of:

·clarifyingthedefinitionofabasicpatentapplicationtodistinguishit
fromamorespecializedpatentapplication,areissueapplication;

·updatingthenameofaprofessionalassociation;and

·enablinganapplicanttoidentifytheofficeoffilingwhenmakinga
requestforprioritybasedonafilinginaregionalOffice,suchasthe
EuropeanPatentOffice,orafilingofaninternationalapplicationin
areceivingOffice.Thischangeiscomplementarytoaminor
amendmentmadetosubsection28.4(2)ofthePatentAct,aspartof
theMiscellaneousStatuteLawAmendmentAct,2001.
AdministrativeamendmentstothePatentRules,inrelationtothefunctioning
ofCIPOasanInternationalSearchingAuthorityandInternationalPreliminary
ExaminingAuthoritywillenterintoforceinthesecondhalfof2004in
conjunctionwiththefeesassociatedwiththeseservices.
StautoryFeesforIntellectualPropertyRights
Anewfeesstructurewaspublishedinthe2003-06-18issueoftheCanada
Gazette-PartIIandwillcomeintoforceon2004-01-01.
Basically,mostofthefeesareincreased(insomecases,theyaremorethan
doubled)andcommunicationsthroughelectronicmeansareencouraged.

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©LaurentCarrière,2003.
Publishedat(2003),17-9WorldIntellectualPropertyReport5-6underthetitleRecent
AmendmentsofInterest.Publication142.158
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