The Macdonald-Laurier Institute's Richard Owens writes that Canada's effective decision to reverse the so-called promise doctrine, a more expansive test of patent utility, is an important step forward for Canadian patent law.
It’s difficult to achieve innovation without the protection of ideas, and as a growing share of global economic value creation and exchange has become knowledge-based, intellectual property rights and protections have become an increasingly important facet of global trade. This category includes all GTIPA-member reports addressing trade and IP issues.
