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 means an application for a patent for which the filing date is before the coming-into-force date. (demande antérieure à la date d’entrée en vigueur)
- 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 means an application for a patent for which the filing date is on or after October 1, 1989 but before October 1, 1996. (demande de catégorie 2)
- 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 the coming-into-force date. (demande de catégorie 3)
- coming-into-force date
coming-into-force date means the day on which section 121 of the Economic Action Plan 2014 Act, No. 2 comes into force. (date d’entrée en vigueur)
- former Rules
former Rules means the Patent Rules as they read immediately before the coming-into-force date. (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 the coming-into-force date, the filing date of that application is, for the purposes of these Rules, the filing date determined in accordance with that section.
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