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Hughes, Roger T., and John H. Woodley. Hughes and Woodley on Patents.Scarborough, Ont.: Butterworths, 1984-.
Provides: text of the legislation, act as well as regulations; extensive commentaries referring to the statutes and regulations paragraphs with the examples of cases; Patent Rules section with the examples of forms, fees, etc.; large Tables of cases; regularly updated newsletter; Table of concordance
It is an excellent source for the beginning of the research into the topic; provides wealth of information covering significant aspects of the law. Also has practical information such as forms, guidelines for patent applications, etc. It is timely updated, comprehensive, published by the authority in the field.
Canadian Patent Act Annotated, ed. Robert H. Barrigar, 2nd ed. Aurora, Ont.: Canada Law Book, 1994-
Provides:text of Patent Act; Table of Cases; discussion of repealed provisions;
Patent Rules Smaller than Hughes and Woodley on Patents by Buttersworth; has an excellent index; covers significant issues of the topic; equivalent to the Buttersworth publication; excellent as an introduction to the topic.
Journals
Canadian patent reporter. Fourth series. Aurora, Ont.: Canada Law Book Inc., 1999.
Essentially, it is a case law reporter. However, it provides articles and especially case comments on the topic. Published 25 times a year.
