Publication of Voluntary Compliance Undertakings

It has been the practice of the Board to publish VCUs upon their approval by the Chairperson. Once a patentee has been informed that the terms of a VCU have been approved, the document becomes public. In the context of the PMPRB´s policy on compliance and enforcement, VCUs are posted on our Web site, reported in our NEWSletter and in our Annual Report.

The Board wishes to remind patentees that in the spirit of transparency, the Board issues a press release announcing the acceptance of a VCU along with the main terms of the undertaking.

For additional information on this process, please contact the Secretary of the Board at 1 877 861-2350 or (613) 954-8299, or sdupont@pmprb-cepmb.gc.ca.

Published in the April 2005 NEWSletter