Updated: November 2006
This is an HTML version of the existing guide.
The guide includes minor web format changes, links to related web pages and
contact information for the Client Service Centre.
This information is to be considered solely as a guide and should not
be quoted as or considered to be a legal authority. It may become obsolete
in whole or in part at any time without notice. Authority must be found
in the Patent Act, the Patent Rules, and in decisions of
the courts interpreting them.
Patents fuel progress
Purpose of this guide
Who we are
Visit CIPO's Web site
Searching
What is a patent?
What can you patent?
Registered patent agents
When to apply for a patent
Steps towards patent protection
Next steps: the prosecution
Summary of steps to obtain a patent in Canada
Non-resident applicants
Applying for a patent outside Canada
What does "protection" mean?
Fees
Marketing and licensing
Abuse of patent rights
Corresponding with the Patent Office
Electronic services
Wealth of technical know-how
Your research and development partner
General enquiries
Websites of interest
Abstract
Specification
Claims
Drawings
Form 3
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