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By Juan Serrano — Back in 2003, Mexico enacted linkage regulations to avoid the granting of marketing authorizations in violation of patent rights. The system created by these regulations is far less elaborate than the one set forth by the Hatch-Waxman act in the U.S., as there is no extension/term restoration, and there is…
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By Ariadni Athanassiadis, Catherine Lemay, and Claire Palmer — In Canada, for subject matter to be patentable, it must be novel, inventive, and have utility. A patent will fail for lack of utility if it can be shown that "the invention will not work, either in the sense that it will not operate at all…
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