Q: Dear lawyer I want to re-accept or re-register my patents. Please guide me . Thanks a lot
my patents are out of date .
And I want register them in canadian patent with added claims .
A:
Once a patent lapses because it's term expired, there really is not much that can be done. This is because patents are specifically made so that after a certain period, the invention passes to the public.
If your patent lapsed due to non-payments, under some limited circumstances, the patent may be revived.
But generally the way that technological companies protect their inventions is by making new inventions, and patenting those new inventions. If you've improved your product within the last year, then you may be able to get a patent on it.
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