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E. W. Kemble's "Death's Laboratory" on the cover of Collier's (June 3, 1905). A patent medicine, also known as a proprietary medicine or a nostrum (from the Latin nostrum remedium, or "our remedy") is a commercial product advertised to consumers as an over-the-counter medicine, generally for a variety of ailments, without regard to its actual effectiveness or the potential for harmful side ...
Patented Medicine Prices Review Board office in Ottawa. Bill C-22, which was passed in 1987, established a compulsory licensing system under which drug patent holders were required to allow competing drug manufacturers to import their patented drug in exchange for a very modest 4% royalty, which resulted in an increase in the market share of generic drugs.
CIPO administers the Patent Act and Patent Rules. [16] More specifically, the Patent Branch is responsible for processing filings, conducting examinations and approving or refusing applications. [16] If a patent application is refused, there is a right of appeal to the Commissioner of Patents. [16]
Canadian patent law is the legal system regulating the granting of patents for inventions within Canada, and the enforcement of these rights in Canada.. A 'patent' is a government grant that gives the inventor—as well as their heirs, executors, and assignees—the exclusive right within Canada to make, use, and/or sell the claimed invention during the term of the patent, subject to adjudication.
The Patent Act (French: Loi sur les brevets) is Canadian federal legislation and is one of the main pieces of Canadian legislation governing patent law in Canada.It sets out the criteria for patentability, what can and cannot be patented in Canada, the process for obtaining a Canadian patent, and provides for the enforcement of Canadian patent rights.
Canada's emergency legislation on the coronavirus crisis gives the health minister powers to circumvent patent law and ensure medical supplies, medication or vaccines can be produced locally. The ...
Articles relating to patent medicines, commercial products advertised (usually heavily) as an over-the-counter medicine, without regard to its actual effectiveness. Patent medicines are typically characterized as pseudoscientific. [1
State-of-the-Art Transdermal Drug Delivery Patents From Vyteris to be Sold via Global Online Sale by Heritage Global Partners June 27-28 SAN DIEGO & FOSTER CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Heritage ...