Unlocking Efficiency: Fintech Patent Success in Canada
June 18, 2024
In Canadian patent law, the determination of the “actual invention” is a relevant and necessary question in assessing patentable subject matter. Generally, a computer is only considered part of the actual invention if running an algorithm on the computer improves the computer's efficiency (for example,…
Read More2022 Patent Appeal Board Statistics
March 01, 2023
There has been a reduction in the number of computer-implemented inventions reviewed by Canadian Patent Appeal Board (“PAB”) as revealed in the 2022 statistics. Despite the reduction, recent court developments have likely increased the overall patentability of computer-implemented invention in Canada. In…
Read More2021 Patent Appeal Board Statistics
March 22, 2022
Patent applicants with computer-implemented inventions may find some reassurance in the 2021 Canadian Patent Appeal Board (“PAB”) statistics. Despite a general sense that the PAB is hostile to these types of inventions, the statistics reveal that computer-related subject matter rejections are over-turned…
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