?What interpretation is to be given the words should depend upon the court?s perception of the purpose of the provision and the context of the words, rather than on their dictionary meaning. The ...
A recent Federal Court decision has clarified the proper approach for how the Commissioner of Patents should construe the essential claims of patent applications. Choueifaty v. Canada (Attorney ...
In Asare v. Attorney General , the Supreme Court announced the death of the ?plain meaning? approach to judicial interpretation. Writing for a unanimous Court (Justice Kludze filed a concurring ...