What's New

• Intellectual Property (IP) Case Studies: New Videos Available!

  [2013-04-26] The theme of World Intellectual Property Day 2013 is Creativity: the next generation. In celebration of both creativity and the next generation, CIPO is proud to launch two new videos!

• April 26 is World Intellectual Property Day

  [2013-04-17] April 26, 2013 marks World Intellectual Property Day, an annual celebration linking intellectual property (IP) and creativity around the globe. This year’s theme is Creativity: the next generation.

• Elimination of Deposit Account Replenishment by Credit Card takes effect April 1, 2013

  [2013-04-01] Message reminder about the elimination of Deposit Account Replenishment by Credit Card takes effect April 1, 2013.

• Annual Report 2011-2012

  [2013-03-18] CIPO’s 2011-2012 annual report was tabled in the House of Commons

• Patent Notice: Practice Guidance Following the Amazon FCA Decision

  [2013-03-08] Notice of practice guidance following the Amazon FCA decision.

• 2011-12 Annual Report on the Patent Prosecution Highway Program

  [2013-03-04] The annual report on CIPO's Patent Prosecution Highway Program is now available online. The report is an account of the program's performance, including a statistical representation and analysis of collected data for the time period from April 1, 2011 to March 31, 2012.

• Launch of CIPO's Online Banking System

  [2013-02-02] Article about the launch of CIPO's online banking system.

• New PCT-Patent Prosecution Highway (PCT-PPH) pilot project between CIPO and the USPTO and continuation of the CIPO PCT-PPH pilot (CIPO ISA/IPEA)

  [2013-01-31] On January 31, 2013, CIPO will commence a PCT-PPH pilot agreement with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), to run for a period of two years, ending January 30, 2015.

• Patent Examination Technical Seminars

  [2013-01-29] The Patent Branch would like to invite clients, scientists and inventors to present the technical aspects of their field of expertise to Patent Examiners.

• WIPO questionnaire on the work of the SCT on draft provisions for an industrial design (ID) law treaty

  [2013-01-21] Message about WIPO questionnaire on the work of the SCT on draft provisions for an industrial design (ID) law treaty.

• Amendments to PCT national phase applications

  [2013-01-07] Article on the Amendments to PCT national phase applications notice.

• Changes in Deposit Account Replenishment Process

  [2013-01-07] Message about Changes in Deposit Account Replenishment Process

• Change to hours in CIPO's designated establishment in Ottawa, effective January 2, 2013

  [2012-12-12] Change to hours in CIPO's designated establishment in Ottawa.

• Minor Changes to Registration of Copyright

  [2012-11-07] Message to announce minor changes to registration of copyright

• New PPH Pilot Project Agreement between CIPO and ILPO

  [2012-10-31] Article: New PPH Pilot Project Agreement between CIPO and ILPO

• Trade-marks E-Registration – Extension of Time Justification Available Online

  [2012-10-23] Preview and print the justification for extension of time

• CIPO has extended its access agreement to India’s Traditional Knowledge Digital Library

  [2012-10-09] Article announcing that CIPO has extended its access agreement to India’s Traditional Knowledge Digital Library.

• Proposed Amendments to the Patent Rules and Trade-marks Regulations: Patent and Trade-mark Agent Exams — Pre-publication in Canada Gazette Part I

  [2012-10-01] Proposed Amendments to the Patent Rules and Trade-marks Regulations: Patent and Trade-mark Agent Exams — Pre-publication in Canada Gazette Part I.

• Proposed Amendments to the Patent Rules regarding Final Action procedures and Re-examination proceedings — Pre-publication in Canada Gazette Part I

  [2012-10-01] Proposed Amendments to the Patent Rules regarding Final Action procedures and Re-examination proceedings – Pre-publication in Canada Gazette Part I.

• Canada extends three PPH Pilot Project Agreements

  [2012-09-28] A message to announce that Canada is extending three PPH Pilot Project Agreements

• Important information regarding a new method of payment for deposit account replenishment

  [2012-09-28] Important information regarding a new method of payment for deposit account replenishment

• Amazon.com Update

  [2012-09-17] Amazon.com update

• Electronic deposit account and credit card statements now available online

  [2012-09-04] Electronic deposit account and credit card statements now available online

• Ordering copies of IP documents? Consider using your Deposit Account

  [2012-08-13] Information to open deposit accounts for ordering copies of IP documents

• Online enhancements to the registration of trade-marks

  [2012-07-31] Online enhancements to the registration of trade-marks

• Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Mottainai Guideline Extension

  [2012-07-15] Article about the PPH Mottainai Pilot Extension

• Modification to Account Statements

  [2012-07-03] Electronic statements

• CIPO's Business Strategy – CIPO: Inspired by innovation; committed to success – is now available.

  [2012-06-12] CIPO Business Strategy

• Trade-Mark Agent Examination

  [2012-05-23] Notice to announce the 2012 date for the qualifying examination to be a trade-mark agent.

• Annual Report 2010-2011

  [2012-05-16] CIPO's 2010-2011 Annual Report was tabled in the House of Commons on May 11, 2012. It discusses CIPO's operating environment and how we successfully navigated through a period of fragile economic recovery.

• Closure of CIPO’s designated establishment in Halifax, effective May 15, 2012

  [2012-05-09] Changes to designated establishments

• Change to hours in CIPO's designated establishments, effective May 1, 2012

  [2012-04-30] Changes to designated establishments

• New email delivery option for ordering patent documents

  [2012-04-24] CIPO's latest e-service improvement allows receiving patent documents by email.

• Save time with CIPO’s new E-Service for Payment of ID Maintenance Fees

  [2012-04-03] an article that promote new E-Service for Payment of ID Maintenance Fees

• Changes to online patent application filing system

  [2012-03-30] Information about the online patent application system

• Trade-marks Opposition Board is moving – new Hearing Room

  [2012-03-22] A page informing clients of TMOB's new Hearing Room

• Maintenance Fees payment system update

  [2012-03-21] Maintenance Fees payment system update