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What's New?November 1, 2007CIPO News Update — November 2007 Get the latest IP news from this month's edition of CIPO News Updates October 12, 2007CIPO takes part in 2007 Small Business Week® from October 14 to 20 From October 14 to 20, CIPO will take part in various events across Canada as part of the Small Business Week® organized by the Business Development Bank of Canada. The theme of Small Business Week® — A world without boundaries — recognizes the efforts made by our entrepreneurs to translate into action high-potential creative ideas and their contribution to the development of the national economy. As part of this event, CIPO will offer seminars and exhibit information kiosks to raise awareness among SMEs about the potential rewards of intellectual property. Visit the Small Business Week® page to obtain more information and tools as well as the calendar of events to know when CIPO will come to your town! October 9, 2007Patent Office Practice Regarding Sequence Listings With the new Patent Rules that came into force on June 2, 2007, there were a number of changes regarding the format of sequence listings. This practice notice will help clarify the amendments and considers the impact these changes will have on stakeholders. Read more in the Canadian Patent Office Record (CPOR). October 2, 2007Notice regarding small entity declarations This new Patent Notice provides clarification around small entity declarations accepted by the Patent Office. Applicants and patentees should be aware that in any case where small entity status has been claimed, if there is not already a small entity declaration compliant with s.3.01(1) of the Patent Rules filed in connection with the application or patent, a compliant small entity declaration must be filed before or with the first small entity payment made after June 2, 2007. Read more in the CPOR. October 1, 2007CIPO News Update — October 2007 Get the latest IP news from this month's edition of CIPO News Updates. October 1, 2007Trade-marks Opposition Board Regulatory Amendments and Practice Notice come into force! Today on October 1, 2007, important regulatory amendments to prescribed time limits in opposition proceedings and a new practice with respect to the procedure before the Trade-marks Opposition Board come into force. We encourage you to read the practice notice to become acquainted with the new opposition procedures. The amendments affect Rules 39, 41 and 42 of the Trade-mark Regulations insofar as they relate to a trade-mark application advertised in the Trade-marks Journal on or after October 1, 2007 and are as follows:
For opposition proceedings relating to an application for the registration of a trade-mark that was advertised in the Trade-marks Journal before October 1, 2007, the application shall be conducted in accordance with Rules 39, 41 and 42 of the Trade-marks Regulations, previously the Trade-mark Regulations (1996), as they read on September 30, 2007. This means that:
Amendments to the Regulations with respect to objection proceedings under Section 11.13 of the Trade-marks Act have also come into force today. To view the amended regulations please visit the Canada Gazette II website. For detailed information about the practice, including questions and answers, please visit CIPO’s website at: www.cipo.gc.ca/TMOBchanges September 19, 2007Commissioner of Patents authorizes the manufacture of an anti-viral drug to Rwanda On September 19, 2007, the Commissioner of Patents granted to the generic drug company Apotex, Inc.
an authorization to manufacture a pharmaceutical product used in the treatment of HIV/AIDS for export to Rwanda. These amendments resulted from an August 2003 World Trade Organization (WTO) Decision on Access to Medicines
that waived certain international trade obligations relating to patented drugs and medical devices.
These obligations were thought to be barriers to developing and least-developed countries' access
to affordable treatments. Related links
September 19, 2007Bill C-47 the Olympic and Paralympic Marks Act On June 22, 2007, Industry Canada announced that Bill C-47 received Royal Assent. In preparation for the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games, Bill C-47 is the Olympic and Paralympic Marks Act that will protect marks related to the Olympic Games and the Paralympic Games. Stay tuned to CIPO’s website for future updates on the Act, including information on when it comes into force. If you have any questions, please contact us. September 17, 2007Merge of Strategis.gc.ca with ic.gc.ca We are pleased to inform you that on Monday, September 17, 2007, the merging of Strategis with ic.gc.ca will commence. From this date on, all Strategis information will be found on www.ic.gc.ca. The merged site is a response to client and stakeholder requests for a simplified and unified web presence. The site navigation has been improved to enhance usability, and the information has been categorized so that you can find what you are looking for quickly and easily. All links from Strategis will automatically be forwarded to www.ic.gc.ca. The redirects will remain in place for several months to allow you adequate time to update your bookmarks. For more information on the new website, please contact Industry Canada: Telephone: 613-954-5031 September 11, 2007CIPO welcomes top winners from the Canada-Wide Science Fair The top three winners of the Canada-Wide Science Fair participated in CIPO's first-ever Canadian Youth Innovators' Tour. Read more about the Tour! September 7, 2007Client Service Standards for 2007-08 The Canadian Intellectual Property Office, as a client-centred organization, has recently updated its Client Service Standards to better reflect its 2007-08 service delivery commitments. These commitments include providing clients with the highest quality service possible, and continuously improving these services. We recognize that service standards are an essential part of good management, and that clients are entitled to know what service delivery to expect. In comparison with the year before, we have improved the turnaround times for the patent application first substantive examination action; issuing decisions for the Trade-marks Opposition Board; registering a Copyright and issuing a certificate for an application received by mail; and registering a grant of interest and issuing a Copyright certificate. Also, the service standards relating to the Client Service Centre (CSC) were modified to a specific number of "hours" from "working days" to clarify the delay is during CSC business hours. September 5, 2007CIPO News Update — September 2007 Get the latest IP news from this month's edition of CIPO News Updates. September 4, 2007Coming Soon: Trade-marks Opposition Board Regulatory Amendments and Practice Notice come into force on October 1, 2007 Important regulatory amendments to prescribed time limits in opposition proceedings and a new practice with respect to the procedure before the Trade-marks Opposition Board will come into force on October 1, 2007. Amendments to the Trade-mark Regulations (hereafter the "Regulations") that will come into force on October 1, 2007 affect Rules 39, 41 and 42 of the Regulations insofar as they relate to a trade-mark application advertised in the Trade-marks Journal on or after October 1, 2007. They are as follows:
For opposition proceedings relating to an application for the registration of a trade-mark that was advertised in the Trade-marks Journal before October 1, 2007, the opposition will be conducted in accordance with Rules 39, 41 and 42 of the Regulations, previously the Trade-mark Regulations (1996), as they read on September 30, 2007. This means that:
Amendments to the Regulations with respect to objection proceedings under Section 11.13 of the Trade-marks Act will also come into force on October 1, 2007. To view them please visit the Canada Gazette II website at http://canadagazette.gc.ca/partII/2007/20070516/html/sor91-e.html We encourage you to read the practice notice that will come into force on October 1, 2007 currently posted on CIPO's website at www.cipo.gc.ca/TMOBchanges to become familiar with it. For questions about the practice notice and regulatory amendments that will come into force on October 1, 2007, please contact us. August 31, 2007CIPO's 2007-08 Business Plan is now online Our 2007-08 This fiscal year CIPO will put in place a strategic plan for 2007-2012 that identifies five strategic directions that reflect our vision for better enabling Canadians to participate and contribute to a competitive, growing knowledge-based economy through the IP system. These five strategic directions serve to focus our efforts in delivering on our vision of becoming a leading IPO and are: client services and outreach, which together constitute the core of our business; the IP administrative framework; our efforts on the international front; and, our people. CIPO is also undertaking a business transformation initiative, "Enterprise Business Renewal" (EBR), which will be an important lever to improve client services and internal process efficiencies. Through its strategic directions and the EBR initiative, CIPO is committed to achieving results as set out in the 2007-08 Business Plan, and is continuing to address clients' evolving needs and priorities by progressing on the three main service improvement areas identified in its 2005 National Client Survey — communications, accessibility, and turnaround times. August 14, 2007Patent Office Practice Regarding Signals On August 14, 2007, the Patent Office formally expressed its position on claims to electromagnetic and acoustic signals, i.e. that they are forms of energy and do not contain matter even though the signal may be transmitted through a physical medium. Therefore, electromagnetic and acoustic signals do not constitute statutory subject matter within the meaning of the definition of invention in section 2 of the Patent Act. Read more in the Canadian Patent Office Record (CPOR). August 7, 2007New IP Related Resources In our efforts to raise awareness and increase knowledge of intellectual property (IP) in the education sector, CIPO has compiled a list of links that will be useful for students wishing to learn about IP. Check out this new content on the Learn About IP page under the heading IP in Education. Start learning now! July 27 , 2007Highlights of the Results from the Focus Groups of Intellectual Property Agents The Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) recently organized a series of focus groups in most large Canadian cities to determine its clients' point of view. The aim was to help CIPO understand the vision that IP agents have of a "leading Intellectual Property Office (IPO)" and look at CIPO in this context. July 17 , 2007Updated Correspondence Procedures An update of Correspondence Procedures of the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) is
now available in
the Canadian Patent Office
Record (CPOR). These procedures are related to any official correspondence, paper or
electronic, sent to CIPO and pertaining to Patents, Trade-Marks, Copyrights, Industrial Designs and
Integrated Circuit Topographies. The Procedures reviews general information regarding
correspondence, as well as recent changes in procedures resulting from new regulations that came into
effect on June 2, 2007 July 4 , 2007New regulations amending the Patent Rules July 4 , 2007Notice regarding changes to Industrial Designs E-Filing If you have any questions, please contact us. |
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