NAFTA Tribunal Upholds 'Promise Utility Doctrine' Under Canadian Law

Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice, Forthcoming

6 Pages Posted: 4 Jun 2017

Date Written: June 2, 2017

Abstract

A three (3) member arbitral Tribunal constituted under Chapter Eleven of the North American Free Trade Agreement, unanimously held that the changes to the “promise utility doctrine” under Canadian patent law were “incremental” and “evolutionary” and had not been fundamentally or dramatically altered by the Canadian Courts.

Keywords: NAFTA, patents, Canada, trade, utility, sound prediction, pharma

Suggested Citation

Crowne, Emir, NAFTA Tribunal Upholds 'Promise Utility Doctrine' Under Canadian Law (June 2, 2017). Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice, Forthcoming, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2979603

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