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Copyright
Canadian Intellectual Property Office
Learn about, search or apply for registration for copyright for literary, artistic, dramatic and musical creations.
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Industrial Designs
Canadian Intellectual Property Office
Learn about and search for industrial designs or apply for registration to protect the original visual features of a product.
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Integrated Circuit Topographies
Canadian Intellectual Property Office
Learn about or apply for registration for your integrated circuit topographies.
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Patent
Canadian Intellectual Property Office
Learn about, search for or apply for registration of a patent, which gives you exclusive rights over products and processes that you invent.
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Trademarks
Canadian Intellectual Property Office<
Learn about, search or apply for the registration or renewal of a trademark to distinctly identify your business and protect your intellectual property in Canada and abroad.
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What's in a name? Using trademarks as a business tool
A trademark helps identify your company and your products. Find out how to use a trademark to protect your business name.
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Top 5 IP considerations for entrepreneurs
Learn how IP rights can protect your inventions and creations and help you obtain exclusive rights in the marketplace.
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Finance a patent, a license or a new technology
You could receive financial support to get a patent or a license, or apply a new technology.
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Apollo13 startup support program (in French only)
Apollo 13
Do you have an entrepreneurial idea to put into action or a desire to grow your business? The Apollo13 support program may be right for you.
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BDC Intellectual Property-Backed Financing
Business Development Bank of Canada
Get financing and guidance from intellectual property (IP) experts who can help you with your IP portfolios, commercialized offerings and global prospects.
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INNOV-R — CRIAQ
Consortium de recherche et d'innovations en bioprocédés industriels au Québec
Get a grant of up to $500,000 per year for a three-year project to cover up to 50% of eligible expenses when you collaborate with at least one academic institution or public research centre on an R&D project aimed at reducing GHG emissions project in the field of aerospace.
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INNOV-R — InnovÉÉ
Consortium de recherche et d'innovations en bioprocédés industriels au Québec
Get a grant of up to $500,000 per year for a three-year project to cover up to 50% of eligible expenses when you collaborate with at least one academic institution or public research centre on an R&D project aimed at reducing GHG emissions project relating to the electricity industry, smart grids, transportation electrification or intelligent vehicles.
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NUANS Corporate name search
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
Compare your proposed business name to the names of existing businesses to see if it is unique.
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Patent Prosecution Highway
Canadian Intellectual Property Office
Fast-track your patent application in a participating country once another participating country's IP office has approved your claim.
Canadian Intellectual Property Office
Visit the website
Services offered:
Patents - Copyright - Trademarks - Intellectual property
Young Bar Association of Montreal - Legal consults for businesses
- 445 Saint-Laurent Boulevard, Suite RC-03
- Montréal, Québec
- H2Y 3T8
Visit the website
Services offered:
Copyright - Consulting services - Intellectual property - Regulations
Access Copyright
- 69 Yonge Street, Suite 1100
- Toronto, Ontario
- M5E 1K3
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Services offered:
Pre-cleared permission to use copyright-protected content
Copibec - Société québécoise de gestion collective des droits de reproduction
- 550, Sherbrooke West, Suite 510
- Montréal, Québec
- H3A 1B9
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Services offered:
Copyright management
Lavery Go inc.
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Services offered:
Legal support program for startups
National Research Council Canada
- 1200 Montreal Road, Building M-58
- Ottawa, Ontario
- K1A 0R6
Visit the website
Services offered:
Support for technology innovation - Research and development - Certifications, evaluations and standards - Areas of research - Challenge programs - Open calls for proposals - Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP) - EUREKA!
Quebec Law Network
- 75, Des Châteaux Blvd., Suite 102
- Blainville, Québec
- J7B 2A4
Visit the website
Services offered:
Consulting services - Legal documents - Lawyer directory - Telephone consultations with a lawyer - Legal store
Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN)
- 33 Milton Street, Suite 500
- Montréal, Québec
- H2X 1V1
Visit the website
Services offered:
Licensing - Rights management - International royalties - Promotion and defense of its members' rights
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Trademarks Database Tutorial
Find out the about the benefits of using the Canadian Trademarks Database and how to search it.
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Tutorial — Your patent application
If you are thinking about writing a patent application, use this tutorial to help you prepare one that meets the strict requirements for filing.
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A guide to copyright
This guide explains what copyright is, the process of registering a copyright in Canada and the benefits of registration.
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IP Academy
CIPO offers online educational resources including seminars, an IP management webinar series, a self-assessment tool and an interactive guide to help you develop your IP strategy, and more.
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IP Toolbox
Discover the different intellectual property (IP) rights that can turn your ideas into successful businesses by differentiating you from your competitors.
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IP foundations series
Each training module teaches you how to create, develop, monetise and strategically exploit intellectual property assets in a competitive marketplace.
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Plan your IP strategy
Establishing a plan to manage your IP assets (patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets or industrial designs) can give you a competitive edge in the marketplace and ensure sustainable growth.
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Innovate in products and services
Follow the 10 essential steps in the innovation process to design and implement a clear plan to successfully launch your products on the market.
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Product licensing
Discover the advantages and disadvantages of obtaining a license from a company to manufacture and sell one or more of its products.