Unlocking Efficiency: Fintech Patent Success in Canada
June 18, 2024
In Canadian patent law, the determination of the “actual invention” is a relevant and necessary question in assessing patentable subject matter. Generally, a computer is only considered part of the actual invention if running an algorithm on the computer improves the computer's efficiency (for example,…
Read MoreCanada: next hotspot for blockchain patents?
February 06, 2018
Canada has always had a large mining industry. Fully 57% of the global mining financings in 2016 were done on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) and TSX Venture Exchange (TSXV). But a new type of mining industry is setting up in Canada: Bitcoin…
Read MoreDo FinTech Patents Have a Future?
February 22, 2017
Every day brings a new flurry of articles about FinTech (“financial technology”) startups and their potential to be disruptive forces. Traditional banking and financial industry players are said to be at great risk. However, many of them have seen this coming and are preparing to defend their turf.…
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