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Message from the Chief Executive Officer
I am pleased to present the Strategic Plan for the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO).
In preparing this plan, we listened to the ideas and expectations of our clients, staff, partners and stakeholders. We identified various pressures impacting on the intellectual property (IP) system, as well as opportunities to better support innovation in Canada. And we have translated this knowledge into specific strategic directions and outcomes that will enable innovators and creators to more effectively use the IP regime to enhance their performance, as well as that of the Canadian economy.
The plan outlines the strategic directions that CIPO has adopted and will pursue over the next five years. These strategic directions build upon key accomplishments since the launch of our previous strategic plan in 2001. For example, we have made significant progress on turnaround times for rights granting, developed client relationship management processes, developed and launched an outreach strategy, and established a greater international presence. The size of our workforce has increased by more than a third, where our emphasis has been on building the examination capacity necessary to provide quality products and services, comparable to those of other leading IP offices (IPOs).
We are proud of these successes. They are due to the spirit of leadership, creativity and dedication with which CIPO's team has approached opportunities and challenges over the past five years. This spirit remains the critical ingredient as we continue this progress in the coming five years.
In moving forward, we will focus on five strategic directions: client services and outreach, which together constitute the core of our business; the IP administrative framework and international activities, which are key IP enablers for client services and outreach; and our people, who are CIPO's single most important asset. This plan will support the Government of Canada's efforts to increase the level and quality of innovative activity by Canadians in the years to come.
We welcome your support in the achievement of this strategic plan.
Mary Carman
Chief Executive Officer