What's New

• New PPH Pilot Project Agreement between CIPO and UKIPO

  [2012-01-31] announcement of the CIPO-UKIPO PPH Pilot Project

• New E-Service for Payment of ID Maintenance Fees now available

  [2011-12-15] ID eservice for paying id maintenance

• Update to the Wares and Services Manual and User Guide

  [2011-11-25] Amendments to the Trade-mark Wares and Services Manual and User Guide

• IP Data Products Update

  [2011-11-03] CIPO has reviewed the cost of producing our IP data products and will be offering the weekly FTP product combined with the semiannual refresh product.

• Improvements to online applications forms for registration of copyright

  [2011-11-01] Improvements to online application for registration of copyright

• Canada extends three PPH Pilot Project Agreements

  [2011-09-28] Article about extensions to three Patent Prosecution Highway pilot projects.

• CIPO and the Instituto Nacional da PI (INPI) from Brazil signed a Memorandum of Understanding

  [2011-05-11] CIPO and the Instituto Nacional da Propriedade Industrial (INPI) from Brazil recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to increase cooperation between the Offices.

• Expedited Examination of Patent Applications: Deadline to reinstate abandoned applications

  [2011-04-14] Reminder to applicants and patent agents about the deadline to reinstate abandoned patent applications.

• Legal provisions to assist applicants affected by the natural disasters in Japan

  [2011-04-01] The Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) would like to remind applicants who were affected by the natural disasters that have hit Japan recently of the legal provisions which may be available to them to minimize the loss of rights.

• Vancouver Group and WIPO launch new international work sharing tool to reduce patent backlog

  [2011-03-17] Vancouver Group and WIPO launch new international work sharing tool to reduce patent backlog

• Coming into force of the Rules Governing the Expedited Examination of Patent Applications Related to Green Technology

  [2011-03-16] Coming into force of the Rules Governing the Expedited Examination of Patent Applications Related to Green Technology

• Sylvain Laporte Appointed to the Canadian Intellectual Property Office effective April 16, 2011

  [2011-03-08] On March 8, 2011, the Honourable Tony Clement, Minister of Industry, announced the appointment of Sylvain Laporte as Commissioner of Patents, Registrar of Trademarks and Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Intellectual Property Office, effective April 16, 2011.

• Deposit account fee payments for international patent applications filed online using PCT SAFE

  [2011-02-23] Deposit account fee payments for international patent applications filed online using PCT SAFE

• CIPO Information Sessions – Send Us Your Discussion Topics

  [2011-02-17] This spring, the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) will be hosting Information Sessions for its clients in eight Canadian cities: Ottawa, Toronto, Kitchener-Waterloo, Montreal, Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver and Halifax.

• Payment of Trade-mark Registration Fees through Deposit Account

  [2011-02-16] Notice to pay Trade-mark registration fees online using your CIPO deposit account as a payment option.

• The Vancouver Group

  [2011-02-16] In 2008, IP Australia, the Canadian Intellectual Property Office and the Intellectual Property Office of the United Kingdom established a number of collaborative projects under the title of the "Vancouver Group"

• Q3 Service Commitments Report

  [2011-02-11] CIPO's Q3 Service Commitments Report

• Patent Branch to begin consultation on MOPOP Chapter 14: Unity of Invention

  [2011-02-07] Patent Branch to begin consultation on MOPOP Chapter 14: Unity of Invention

• Deposit account payment of patent maintenance fees

  [2011-02-03] Payment of Patent Maintenance Fees through Deposit Account

• CIPO-USPTO PPH agreement to be made indeterminate

  [2011-01-18] Due to the success of the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) pilot project between the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) and the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), effective January 29, 2011, this PPH pilot project will be replaced by a PPH agreement for an indeterminate period. The requirements and procedures of this agreement remain the same.

• PCT-PPH (CIPO ISA/IPEA) Pilot Project

  [2011-01-05] The Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) is launching a new Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) - Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) pilot project (commencing on January 31, 2011, for a period of 2 years). As with other PPH initiatives, the pilot project will allow applicants to obtain patents faster and more efficiently. This pilot is based on PCT work products established by CIPO as the International Searching Authority (ISA) and/or the International Preliminary Examining Authority (IPEA).

• New version of the International Patent Classification

  [2010-12-23] A new version of the International Patent Classification (IPC) will come into force January 1, 2011. In the new schedule, amended or newly introduced symbols will be indicated in italics, while those symbols that have not changed will remain in regular type.

• Release of revised Chapter 9 of the MOPOP

  [2010-12-01] The Commissioner of Patents is pleased to announce that she has authorised a revised Chapter 9 of the Manual of Patent Office Practice (MOPOP) on the subject of The Description.

• Changes to fee payment methods

  [2010-11-15] The Canadian Intellectual Property Office is implementing three important changes to its process when accepting and/or treating fee payments.