| Canadian Intellectual Property Office | news releases
Today, the Government of Canada published new Industrial Design Regulations (the Regulations) in the Canada Gazette, Part II. Finalizing the Regulations is an important step toward Canada’s accession to the Hague Agreement and the modernization of Canada’s domestic industrial design regime.
| Canadian Intellectual Property Office | news releases
The Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) is conducting public consultations on the new Industrial Design Office Practice Manual (IDOP). Canadians are encouraged to provide feedback between May 30, 2018 and June 29, 2018.
| Canadian Intellectual Property Office | news releases
Led by the World Intellectual Property Organization, World Intellectual Property (IP) Day takes place yearly on April 26.
| Canadian Intellectual Property Office | news releases
The Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) has revised several sections in chapters 1–3, 13, 17 and 23 of the Manual of Patent Office Practice (MOPOP).
| Canadian Intellectual Property Office | news releases
On January 23, 2018, the Canadian Intellectual Property Office's (CIPO) National Chapter of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) Applicant's Guide was updated.
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Are you planning on doing business abroad? Join us for our #ExportYourIP Twitter chat with the Canadian Trade Commissioner Service on March 13, 2018 from noon to 1 p.m. (EDT). Your intellectual property (IP) is a valuable asset that can support your business expansion abroad. We will discuss the importance of protecting your IP internationally and the best practices when dealing with the United States (U.S.), China, India, and the European Union (EU).
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The Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for cooperation on intellectual property (IP) with Intellectual Property India’s parent department, the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
| Canadian Intellectual Property Office | news releases
Over the past two weeks, the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) has launched eight new tools to inform Canadian businesses about doing business abroad with their intellectual property (IP), and help them demystify the application process for patents, trademarks and industrial designs.
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The Government of Canada is moving to modernize Canada’s intellectual property (IP) regime and join five international IP treaties: the Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks (the Madrid Protocol), the Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks (the Singapore Treaty) and the Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks (the Nice Agreement) for trademarks, the Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs (the Hague Agreement) for industrial designs, and the Patent Law Treaty for patents.
| Canadian Intellectual Property Office | news releases
The Government of Canada is conducting public consultations on proposed amendments to the Trade-marks Regulations through the Canada Gazette, Part I. The period for public comment is 30 days, between February 10, 2018 and March 11, 2018.
