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What to use vs. how to treat: Important distinction for patentability of health care inventions

By Teresa A. Reguly and Denise Ramsden ( December 20, 2019, 3:01 PM EST) -- Canada has a long-standing prohibition against granting patents for inventions that are “methods of medical treatment.” A decision of the Patent Appeal Board (PAB) issued earlier this year provides some clarity on when an invention will be considered a method of medical treatment and when it will be considered patentable subject matter....
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