Tools and references to help you

If you are looking for help in writing your patent application, here is a list of organizations to contact, some Internet resources, and two examples of actual patent applications.

To help get you started, there is also an example of a completed petition form and a blank petition form you can fill in and print.

Contact Information

Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO)

Place du Portage 1
50 Victoria Street, Room C-114
Gatineau QC K1A 0C9

World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

34, Chemin des Colombettes
1211 Geneva 20,
Switzerland

Internet Resources

Listed below are a few representative Internet sites but there are numerous others that deal with patents and intellectual property.

• Canadian Intellectual Property Office
• World Intellectual Property Organization
• Industry Canada
• Canadian Patents Database (description and images – 1920 to present)
• United States Patent and Trademark Office
• European Patent Office
• Canada Business

Examples of Applications

• Patent for a Collapsible tent and frame therefor (Patent #2019415)
• Patent for a Separable electrical connector (Patent #2016132)

Forms

• Electronic filing of a patent application
• A petition form you can fill in and print
• A feedback form