New Amendments to the Canadian Patent Rules: Changes to the Requirement for a Declaration of Entitlement

Anticipated amendments to the Canadian Patent Rules are expected to come into effect on October 1, 2010. Those amendments include changes to the existing requirement to file a Declaration of the basis for the applicant’s entitlement to file the application. The prescribed requirements for a Declaration of Entitlement have proved problematic for many clients and the new amendments should simplify matters in many cases.

This Alert outlines the changes and their implications.