Patents have a place, but they’re no magic bullet

Simply put, there is no miraculous, one-size-fits-all IP playbook to drive innovation and supercharge the Canadian economy.

If patents are the measure of success in the digital age, Canada is in deep trouble, writes Barrie McKenna. Image courtesy of Flickr/Alexandre Dulaunoy

Opinion

BY BARRIE MCKENNA

June 7, 2021

If patents are the measure of success in the digital age, Canada is in deep trouble. This country ranks 14th in the world in filing global patents, according to a 2020 report by the World Intellectual Property Organization. Relative to our population or the size of our economy, Canada i...

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