An “object” clause is not necessarily a promise, says Federal Court of Appeal
April 17, 2012
It used to be common practice to include an “object clause” in a patent specification to clearly set out an over-arching objective of the invention. Many granted patents have multiple object clauses, setting out a number of goals for the invention. This practice died away as patent drafters came…
Read MoreBroken promises: Eurocopter v. Bell Helicopter
February 09, 2012
The judgment of Martineau J. in Eurocopter v. Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Limitée, 2012 FC 113, was released recently. It represents a win for Eurocopter in that Bell…
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