Industrial Design Office practices (Page 1 of 17)
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1 Correspondence
1.1 Delivery to the Commissioner
Mail delivered to CIPO's offices in Gatineau, or to one of Industry Canada's regional offices during business hours, will be considered to be received on the date of reception in that office.
Mail delivered to a regional office on a day when CIPO's offices in Gatineau are closed will be considered to be received on the next working day for CIPO.
Mail delivered through Canada Post's Registered Mail Service will be considered to be received on the date stamped on the envelope by Canada Post Corporation.
For a list of "designated establishments" see the correspondance procedures practice notice on CIPO Web site under "About Us"
For practices regarding statutory holidays and time limits for filing documents, see the statutory holidays practice notice on CIPO Web site
1.2 Transmission by electronic means
Industrial design applications may be e-filed through the CIPO Web site. The date of receipt will be considered to be the date of receipt by Strategis if that date is a business day. Otherwise, it would be the next business day.
Industrial design applications may be delivered by facsimile to the Industrial Design Office. The date of receipt will be considered to be the date of receipt of the fax transmission if that date is a business day. Otherwise, it would be the next business day.
1.3 General rules
The Industrial Design Office will correspond with the applicant unless an agent has been appointed, in which case the Office will correspond only with the agent.
If the applicant decides to appoint an agent after the application has been submitted, an "Appointment of Agent" will be required.
If there is a change of agent during the prosecution of the application, a "Revocation of Agent" and a new "Appointment of Agent" will be required.
The correspondence will be in the language of the application, either English or French.
1.4 Third party correspondence
The Industrial Design Office will not correspond with a third party. The Office will correspond only with the applicant or their agent.
For a third party protest: The third party will be advised in writing that the letter was received but no response or comments will be made concerning the design.