<?xml version="1.0"?><Regulation lims:pit-date="2019-10-30" hasPreviousVersion="true" lims:lastAmendedDate="2019-10-30" lims:current-date="2019-11-19" lims:inforce-start-date="2018-11-05" lims:fid="986273" lims:id="986273" regulation-type="SOR" xml:lang="en" xmlns:lims="http://justice.gc.ca/lims"><Identification lims:inforce-start-date="2018-11-05" lims:fid="986274" lims:id="986274"><InstrumentNumber>SOR/96-423</InstrumentNumber><RegistrationDate><Date><YYYY>1996</YYYY><MM>8</MM><DD>28</DD></Date></RegistrationDate><EnablingAuthority lims:inforce-start-date="2018-11-05" lims:fid="986276" lims:id="986276"><XRefExternal reference-type="act" link="P-4">PATENT ACT</XRefExternal></EnablingAuthority><ShortTitle lims:inforce-start-date="2018-11-05" lims:fid="986277" lims:id="986277">Patent Rules</ShortTitle><LongTitle lims:inforce-start-date="2018-11-05" lims:fid="986278" lims:id="986278">Rules Respecting the Patent Act</LongTitle><RegulationMakerOrder><RegulationMaker>P.C.</RegulationMaker><OrderNumber>1996-1350</OrderNumber><Date><YYYY> 1996</YYYY><MM>8</MM><DD>28</DD></Date></RegulationMakerOrder></Identification><Repealed lims:inforce-start-date="2019-10-30" lims:enacted-date="2019-06-25" lims:fid="1204984" lims:id="1204984">[Repealed, SOR/2019-251, s. 236]</Repealed></Regulation>