CIPO issues the first ruling under the new patent prosecution due to care standard
The Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) has released a notice of its first judgment under the new patent prosecution due to care standards. Although due care was determined, it took the Applicant a series of written arguments and affidavit evidence to persuade the Patent Office. The problem resulted in the emergence of a failed maintenance fee payment during the prosecution of CA 2,862,859. The following facts are derived from the Applicant’s submissions and the Commissioner’s answers, which may be found [...]
