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16. Updated Patent Correspondence Procedures[PDF version 178KB]For the purposes of subsections 5(2) and 54(1) of the Patent Rules, the address for the Patent Office and the Commissioner of Patents is: Canadian Intellectual Property Office For the purposes of subsections 5(4) and 54(3) of the Patent Rules, the following are the designated establishments or offices to which correspondence addressed to the Commissioner of Patents may be delivered:
In accordance with Section 8.1 of the Patent Act and for the purpose of subsections 5(6) and 54(5) of the Patent Rules, correspondence addressed to the Commissioner of Patents may be sent by facsimile to the following facsimile numbers: (819) 953-CIPO (953-2476) or In accordance with Section 8.1 of the Patent Act and for the purpose of subsection 5(6) of the Patent Rules, correspondence addressed to the Commissioner of Patents for filing patent applications may be sent electronically via the Industry Canada web site at the following addresses:
https://strategis.ic.gc.ca/sc_mrksv/cipo/patbrev-filing/ application/engdoc/pt_filing_form-e.html; Any other correspondence addressed to the Commissioner of Patents relating to applications and patents (e. g. fee payments, registering documents, requesting national entry of an international application) may be sent electronically via the Industry Canada web site at the following addresses:
https://strategis.ic.gc.ca/sc_mrksv/cipo/patbrev-filing/ application/engdoc/pt_correspondence-e.html; The document presentation requirements related to Patent Rules 68, 69 and 70 apply to electronically submitted correspondence, including facsimile. The acceptable file format for documents submitted electronically via Industry Canada web site, such as assignments or specifications are: multi-page TIFF CCITT Group 4, Black and White, at 300 DPI or in PDF format except for sequence listings which have to be provided in both a multi-page TIFF or PDF file and in an ASCII file. Documents received electronically that do not meet these requirements will have to be replaced and submitted in an acceptable format. In accordance with the above: *Mail intended for the Patent Office and delivered, during business hours, to CIPO's offices in Gatineau will be accorded the date of reception by CIPO. *Mail intended for the Patent Office and delivered, during business hours, to one of Industry Canada's regional offices listed above, will be considered to be received on the date of reception in that office, only if it is also a day on which CIPO's offices in Gatineau are open. Mail delivered to a regional office on a day when CIPO's offices in Gatineau are closed will be considered to be received on the next working day for CIPO. If, for example, mail intended for the Patent Office is delivered to Industry Canada's regional office in Toronto on June 24, it will not be con-sidered to be received on June 24 as this is a day on which CIPO's offices in Gatineau are closed. Mail delivered to regional offices outside of Quebec on June 24 will be considered to be received on the next working day for CIPO. *Mail intended for the Patent Office and delivered through Canada Post's Registered Mail Service will be considered to be received on the date stamped on the envelope by Canada Post Corporation, if it is also a day on which CIPO's offices in Gatineau are open. If the date stamp on the Registered Mail is a day when CIPO's offices in Gatineau are closed, the mail will be considered to be received on the next working day for CIPO. *Mail intended for the Patent Offices and delivered, by electronic means of transmission, including facsimile, will be considered to be received by the Commissioner on the day that it is transmitted if received before midnight, local time at the Patent Office in Gatineau. When the Patent Office is closed for business, correspondence received on that day will be considered to be received on the next working day. General information may be obtained at CIPO Headquarters in Gatineau, Quebec:
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