Court Defines Patentability Test for Computer-Implemented Inventions, Reaffirms Purposive Construction Approach
On June 17, 2022, in the case of Benjamin Moore & Co. v. Canada (Attorney General), 2022 FC 923 (hereinafter “Benjamin Moore”), Justice Gagné reaffirmed the Federal Court’s position that a patent’s claims should be construed on the basis of “purposive construction” and provided a test for patentability for computer-implemented inventions. In short, the Appellant, [...]