Does the Court of Appeal in Dunsmuir hold that a patent unreasonableness standard set forth in s. 59(3) and (4) of the Anti-Patent Unreasonableness Act?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Yang v. British Columbia (Human Rights Tribunal), 2008 BCSC 1456 (CanLII):

Macaulay J. also found support for his conclusion in the judgment of Hinkson J. in Carter v. Travelex Canada Ltd. 2008 BCSC 405 65 C.C.E.L. (3d) 126, where he found that the decision in Dunsmuir did not affect the patent unreasonableness standard set forth in s. 59(3) and (4) of the ATA.

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