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Patent Act

Version of section 44 from 2002-12-31 to 2024-12-31:


Marginal note:Term of patents based on applications filed on or after October 1, 1989

 Subject to section 46, where an application for a patent is filed under this Act on or after October 1, 1989, the term limited for the duration of the patent is twenty years from the filing date.

  • R.S., 1985, c. P-4, s. 44
  • R.S., 1985, c. 33 (3rd Supp.), s. 16
  • 1993, c. 15, s. 42

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