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What is a Formal Patent Search of Classification in Canadian patent law?
What is this Formal Patent Search of Classification? I haven't been
able to find any information on it online. Does it differ from a
preliminary patent search (as explained on the CIPO website) in ...
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Can I sell in Canada a product patented United States?
To add to George White's answer, the cited US patent should expire in the US as of April 19, 2021. According to Google Patents, the Canadian application CA2444353C should it get approved would expire ...
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Can I sell in Canada a product patented United States?
There is a corresponding Canadian application CA2444353A1 HAND-HELD FOOD PROCESSOR.
Patents are territorial and no "international license" of the U.S. patent would be relevant in Canada. The ...
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Can I get a patent on a product that is already patented in another country by making an significant improvement to the already patented product?
1a - Patent improved version in Canada ? Yes if the improvement is novel (never done before anywhere) and has an inventive step = meaning the improvement is not considered obvious in light of ...
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Using a US-patented invention in Canada
With few exceptions, patents apply only to activities within the borders of the countries that issue them. Therefore, generally, a US patent has no effect on use of the patented invention in Canada. ...
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