CMST 3II3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Patent Prosecution
24 Mar 2018
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Overbreadth/lack of support: claiming to do something that it cannot do or it doesn"t provide sufficient explanation that which it can do. Ambiguity: the patent isn"t clear, can"t be understood. Insufficiency: similar to lack of support lacks sufficient detail. Good faith in patent prosecution: must be truthful, one patent should be obtained for an invention. To be patentable in canada an invention must be . Must not have been known or used previously: it can be merely a new application of that invention, play-doh wall cleaner, not anymore child"s play, patent them as both. No prior public communication or print publication barring exceptions. A patent needs to work, prior to the filing. The general knowledge of a person skilled in the trade or art and the knowledge available to them at the time. The communication and politics of intellectual property c01. Types of things protected: inventions that relate to: A process (i. e. a way to make or use a chemical)
