Marginal note:Definitions
165 (1) The following definitions apply in this Part.
- application preceding the coming-into-force date
application preceding the coming-into-force date[Repealed, SOR/2022-120, s. 36]
- category 1 application
category 1 application means an application for a patent for which the filing date is before October 1, 1989. (demande de catégorie 1)
- category 2 application
category 2 application[Repealed, SOR/2022-120, s. 36]
- category 3 application
category 3 application means an application for a patent for which the filing date is on or after October 1, 1996 but before October 30, 2019. (demande de catégorie 3)
- coming-into-force date
coming-into-force date[Repealed, SOR/2022-120, s. 36]
- former Rules
former Rules means the Patent Rules as they read immediately before October 30, 2019. (anciennes règles)
Marginal note:Interpretation
(2) If the filing date of an application for a patent, other than a PCT national phase application, as determined in accordance with section 78.2 of the Act, precedes October 30, 2019, the filing date of that application is, for the purposes of these Rules, the filing date determined in accordance with that section.
- SOR/2022-120, s. 36
- SOR/2022-120, s. 55
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