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Find the latest facts, statistics and answers to your questions
"CIPO has a mandate to help our country's enterprises gain competitive advantage by maximizing the business value of their intellectual property" - Mary Carman, CEO
Speeches, Presentations and News Releases
- Pointing to the 2010 Olympics as Platform to Highlight Value of Intellectual Property
- CIPO's Annual General Meeting
- Licensing Executive Society 2009 Spring Meeting
- IPIC and CCC World Intellectual Property Day event on Parliament Hill
See all speeches, presentations and news releases
What is Intellectual Property?
Intellectual property, in broad terms, represents the legal rights that result from intellectual activity in the industrial, scientific, literary and artistic fields.
Type of intellectual property include: trade-marks, industrial designs, patents and copyrights.
Statistics
- Trade-marks
- Industrial Designs
- Patents
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- See all CIPO Statistics (combined across all CIPO registrations)
