Yesterday, the Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association Inc. and the Canadian Bankers Association filed a motion to intervene (PDF available) in the Amazon.com proceeding on patentable subject matter at the Federal Court of Appeal.
Monthly Archives: March 2011
Amendments to Patent Rules
Amendments to the Patent Rules relating to advanced examination of ‘green technologies’ (s.28(1)(b)) were published in the Canada Gazette and are now in force. The amendments also provide for all applications to leave advanced examination if time limits are extended or the application goes abandoned (s.28(2)).
Amazon.com Appellants’ Memo
For those interested, a copy of the Appellants’ Memo of Fact and Law on the Amazon.com appeal on patentable subject that was filed yesterday is available from my website.