An Introduction to Intellectual Property (IP) (Page 9 of 10)
An Introduction to Intellectual Property (IP)
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The Canadian IP system at a glance
Patents
Term
Protection
Protects against
What is protected
Up to 20 years after filing
Apply nationally
Use, sale, manufacture
Inventions
Trade-marks
Term
Protection
Protects against
What is protected
Renewable 15-year period
Apply nationally
Use
Identity of your products and services: words and designs
Copyrights
Term
Protection
Protects against
What is protected
Generally life plus 50 years
Automatic, apply internationally (but registration can be sought in Canada)
Copying, reproducing
Original literary, artistic, musical and dramatic works, and other subject matters: sound recordings, performances, communication signals
Industrial designs
Term
Protection
Protects against
What is protected
Up to 10 years
Apply nationally
Manufacture, sale, rent or importation
Visual appearance of a product: ornamentation, shape, pattern, configuration
Integrated circuit topographies
Term
Protection
Protects against
What is protected
10 years
Apply nationally
Use, sale, manufacture
Original integrated circuit layout designs