Recent Canadian I.P. Statutory Amendments of Interest

2003-01-01

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RECENTCANADIANI.P.STATUTORYAMENDMENTSOFINTEREST

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FEDERALCOURTSOFCANADA
TheCourtsAdministrationServiceAct(S.C.2002,c.8;BillC-30)receivedthe
Royalassenton2002-03-27andcameintoforceon2003-07-02.
ThisActconsolidatesthecurrentadministrativeservicesoftheFederalCourt
ofCanada,theCourtMartialAppealCourtandtheTaxCourtofCanada
intoasingle“CourtsAdministrationService”.ItamendstheFederalCourtAct
(nowknownastheFederalCourtsAct)andrelatedlegislationtocreatea
separateFederalCourtofAppeal.ItamendstheTaxCourtofCanadaAct
andrelatedlegislationtochangethestatusoftheTaxCourtofCanadato
thatofasuperiorcourt.
Italsomakesconsequentialamendmentstovariousotherfederalstatutes,
amongstwhichtheCompetitionTribunalAct,theCompetitionAct,thePlant
Breeders’RightsAct,theCopyrightActandtheTrade-marksAct.
COPYRIGHT
On2003-06-05,theamendmentstosections2,3,6and8oftheCopyright
Regulationscameintoforce(SOR2003-211).Theseamendmentsdealtwith
minoradministrativechangesforthepurposeof:
·clarifyingthedeemedreceiptdateofcorrespondencesentbyregular
mailorelectronicmail;thisensuresthatthereceiptdateforeachtype
ofcorrespondenceistreatedequally;

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·requiringthatarequestforregistrationofanassignmentorlicenceofa
copyrightbemadeinwriting,thusavoidinganyambiguityrelatingto
thefilingoftheserequests;
·removingreferencesto”inches”;however,referencestometric
measurementremain;and
·clarifyingthatthereisnofeechargedforthecorrectionofclerical
errorsmadebytheRegistrar.[ReproducedfromthewebsiteofCIPO.]
PATENTS
On2003-06-05,theamendmentstosections2,13and88ofthePatentRules
cameintoforce(SOR2003-208).
Theseamendmentsdealtwithminoradministrativechangesforthepurpose
of:
·clarifyingthedefinitionofabasicpatentapplicationtodistinguishit
fromamorespecializedpatentapplication,areissueapplication;
·updatingthenameofaprofessionalassociation;and
·enablinganapplicanttoidentifytheofficeoffilingwhenmakinga
requestforprioritybasedonafilinginaregionalOffice,suchasthe
EuropeanPatentOffice,orafilingofaninternationalapplicationina
receivingOffice.Thischangeiscomplementarytoaminoramendment
madetosubsection28.4(2)ofthePatentAct,aspartofthe
MiscellaneousStatuteLawAmendmentAct,2001.
AdministrativeamendmentstothePatentRules,inrelationtothefunctioning
ofCIPOasanInternationalSearchingAuthorityandInternationalPreliminary
ExaminingAuthoritywillenterintoforceinthesecondhalfof2004in
conjunctionwiththefeesassociatedwiththeseservices.[Reproducedfrom
thewebsiteofCIPO.]
STATUTORYFEESFORINTELLECTUALPROPERTYRIGHTS
Anewfeestructurewaspublishedinthe2003-06-18issueoftheCanada
Gazette-PartIIandwillcomeintoforceon2004-01-01.
Basically,mostofthefeesareincreased(insomecases,theyaremorethan
doubled)andcommunicationsthroughelectronicmeansareencouraged.

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