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Patent Act

Version of section 8.1 from 2019-10-30 to 2024-04-01:


Marginal note:Electronic form and means

  •  (1) Subject to the regulations, any document, information or fee that is submitted to the Commissioner or the Patent Office under this Act may be submitted in any electronic form, and by any electronic means, that is specified by the Commissioner.

  • Marginal note:Collection, storage, etc.

    (2) Subject to the regulations, the Commissioner and the Patent Office may use electronic means to create, collect, receive, store, transfer, distribute, publish, certify or otherwise deal with documents or information or to seal a patent or other document.

  • Marginal note:Definition of electronic

    (3) In this section, electronic, in reference to a form or means, includes optical, magnetic and other similar forms or means.

  • 1993, c. 15, s. 27
  • 2014, c. 39, s. 117

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