Financial Product Differentiation Using Patents – A Canadian Example (Part 2)

As I mentioned in my previous post, quant and TOBAM funder Yves Choueifaty’s journey towards securing a Canadian patent for his process of constructing “anti-benchmark” securities portfolios has not been easy. But first, a quick detour.  Many companies have secured Canadian financial system patents.  For example: TD-Bank: 36 patents in block chain, machine learning, recommendations, …