World Intellectual Property Day Blog

A Day in the Life of an Industrial Design Examiner

Date: 2006-04-27

Typically, industrial design examiners organize their workload anew each day, taking into account established service levels and monthly quotas for the different activities. More »

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Critical Decisions in Mapping the Route to Market

Date: 2006-04-26

The process of bringing a technology to market is hardly simple and rarely straightforward. More »

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It Starts With an Idea ? So Make CIPO's Client Service Centre Your First Stop

Date: 2006-04-21

The Client Service Centre (CSC) is the central point of entry for CIPO's general enquiries. It plays a critical role in disseminating intellectual property (IP) information to clients. More »

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Profit from Your Ingenuity! - Young Inventors International

Date: 2006-04-21

Before investing thousands of dollars on the commercialization of your innovation – be it an idea or a product – you need to ask yourself whether the idea is feasible in three respects: More »

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Got a cool idea?
Here's how to turn it into the next must-have thing

Date: 2006-04-20

"Finally!" says Caroline Lai. Her invention, Plug Alive, is ready to hit the big time. More »

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Alexandra Larochelle

Date: 2006-04-20

Born on May 5, 1993, Alexandra Larochelle is one of a kind. Her passion for writing emerged when she was only five years old.

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A Day in the Life of a Trade-marks Examiner

Date: 2006-04-18

When I was finishing up my training a number of years ago, we trainees were privileged to be able to have a look at some of the first volumes of the register for trade-marks. Apparently this country was founded on trade in tobacco and whisky. More »

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Women: Breathing New Life Into Innovation

Date: 2006-04-18

Lorraine Mignault's journey of innovation began in 1987 when she launched Positive Living Inc. More »

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Female Creativity Rocks by Annie Wood, President Inventive Women

Date: 2006-04-11

Try to imagine a world in which the numerous inventions and innovations by women simply didn't happen. What would it look like? More »

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Contributing to a strong IP regime in Canada

Date: 2006-04-10

Canadian businesses need to innovate in order to create new products and services that will top the competition, and to develop commercializing and marketing strategies that will complement their innovations. More »

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