Intellectual Property

Intellectual Property - IP Toolkit
The toolkit is based on the top questions that entrepreneurs ask about Intellectual Property (IP) including patents, trade-marks, copyrights and industrial designs.

Trade-Marks

Trade-marks
Businesses of all sizes and others involved in the marketplace with wares or services should consider registering their trade-mark(s).

Trade-marks Database Tutorial
The tutorial is intended to increase the effective use of trade-marks data by the business community and the intermediary organizations serving them.

Patents

Patents
A patent gives its owner exclusive rights over a claimed invention. The owner can prevent others from making, using or selling the patented invention in exchange for full disclosure of the claimed invention.

Canadian Patents Database
The Canadian Patents Database lets you access patent bibliographic data, descriptions and drawings from 1869 to the present time. You can search, retrieve and study more than 1.5 million patent documents.

Copyrights

Copyrights
Information that will help you understand your rights and those of other authors and artists. Creative effort should be protected and respected. Find out how to file a new application and save money when you file online.

Other Resources

• Integrated Circuit Topographies
• Trade-marks Database Tutorial
• Product Licensing
• Industrial Designs
• Critical Assessment Factors for New Products
• Can You Make Money With Your Idea or Invention