▁pat ent ▁in fr ing ement . ▁M aking , ▁construct ing , ▁using , ▁or ▁s elling ▁a ▁pat ented ▁in vention ▁without ▁the ▁pat ent ▁holder ' s ▁permission ▁can ▁const itute ▁in fr ing ement . ▁Poss ession ▁of ▁a ▁pat ented ▁object , ▁use ▁of ▁a ▁pat ented ▁object ▁in ▁a ▁process , ▁and ▁indu cement ▁or ▁proc ure ment ▁of ▁an ▁in fr ing ement ▁may ▁also , ▁in ▁some ▁cases , ▁count ▁as ▁in fr ing ement . ▁ ▁Canadian ▁Stat ute ▁In ▁Canada , ▁pat ents ▁are ▁govern ed ▁by ▁the ▁Pat ent ▁Act . ▁Section ▁ 4 2 ▁of ▁the ▁Pat ent ▁Act ▁establish es ▁the ▁rights ▁of ▁a ▁pat ent ▁holder : ▁ ▁By ▁grant ing ▁the ▁pat ent ▁holder ▁the ▁exclusive ▁right , ▁privile ge ▁and ▁liberty ▁of ▁making , ▁construct ing , ▁using , ▁and ▁s elling ▁the ▁in vention , ▁the ▁pat ent ▁act ▁establish es ▁that ▁any ▁other ▁person ▁making , ▁construct ing , ▁using , ▁or ▁s elling ▁the ▁pat ented ▁in vention ▁is ▁in fr ing ing ▁that ▁pat ent . ▁Whether ▁there ▁has ▁been ▁an ▁in fr ing ement ▁of ▁a ▁pat ent ▁is ▁usually ▁a ▁question ▁of ▁fact . ▁ ▁The ▁Pat ent ▁Act ▁is ▁a ▁federal ▁stat ute ▁and ▁thus ▁b iling ual . ▁Under ▁the ▁Constitution ▁Act , ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁both ▁the ▁English ▁and ▁French ▁versions ▁of ▁the ▁stat ute ▁hold ▁equal ▁status ▁before ▁the ▁courts . ▁The ▁terms ▁"