Patent Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. P-4)

Marginal note:Offence respecting patented medicines

• 76.1 (1) Every person who contravenes or fails to comply with section 80, 81, 82 or 88 or any order made thereunder is guilty of an offence punishable on summary conviction and liable

  • (a) in the case of an individual, to a fine not exceeding five thousand dollars or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to both; and

  • (b) in the case of a corporation, to a fine not exceeding twenty-five thousand dollars.

• Marginal note:Idem

  (2) Every person who contravenes or fails to comply with section 84 or any order made under section 83 is guilty of an offence punishable on summary conviction and liable

  • (a) in the case of an individual, to a fine not exceeding twenty-five thousand dollars or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or to both; and

  • (b) in the case of a corporation, to a fine not exceeding one hundred thousand dollars.

• Marginal note:Limitation period

  (3) Proceedings for an offence under subsection (1) or (2) may be commenced within, but not later than, two years after the time when the subject-matter of the proceedings arose.

• Marginal note:Continuing offence

  (4) Where an offence under subsection (1) or (2) is committed or continued on more than one day, the person who committed the offence is liable to be convicted for a separate offence for each day on which the offence is committed or continued.