ARCHIVED — Proposed Change: Accelerated examination of an industrial design application where priority has been claimed

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Consultation update

The Copyright and Industrial Design Branch received the following feedback during the consultation period (April 17, 2012 to May 31, 2012):

Important notice: Please note that access to this section is provided as a courtesy only. Therefore, comments are in the language in which they were submitted to CIPO.

Consultation period

April 17, 2012 to May 31, 2012

Consultation and Discussion

As part of the Canadian Intellectual Property Office's (CIPO) commitment to providing quality and timely intellectual property rights, and in response to recent client requests, the Industrial Design Office is considering a change to the processing of a request for accelerated examination of an application to register an industrial design where priority has been claimed.

CIPO invites comments on the proposed practice change. All comments provided by May 31, 2012 will be considered. Following the consultation period, comments will be posted on our website for three (3) months.

Consultation document

Contact Information

Comments may be submitted by email to the attention of Rita Carreau at: Dessins-Industriels-Industrial-Designs@ic.gc.ca, by fax at 819-953-2476, or by regular mail to the following address:

Canadian Intellectual Property Office
Copyright and Industrial Design Branch
50 Victoria Street
Place du Portage I
Gatineau QC K1A 0C9
Attention: Rita Carreau

Thank you for your participation and interest in this matter.

Félix Dionne
Director, Copyright and Industrial Design Branch