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Okt 14, 2014 (Newsletter Issue 15/14)
Canada
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Consultation to Modernize Canada's Intellectual Property


The Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) will be holding an official consultation on the report entitled Modernizing the IP Community from 9 October to 9 December 2014.

As part of the Government of Canada’s efforts to support innovation, significant efforts have been made to better align Canada’s intellectual property (IP) framework with international practices and reduce the administrative burden for Canadian businesses. CIPO has also been working to transform its services to more effectively support businesses’ innovative undertakings. These efforts have coincided with the ongoing interest of the IP agent community to deliver the best services possible to Canadian businesses.

Within this environment, CIPO and the IP agent community recognized the importance of modernizing the way in which they do business together to support the needs of Canadian businesses. A collaborative effort between CIPO and the IP professional community was initiated to examine and develop recommendations in three areas:
1. The maintenance and oversight of the register/list of trademark and patent agents.
2. The qualification and maintenance of patent and trademark agents on the register/list.
3. A values and ethics framework for trademark and patent agents.

CIPO is seeking views to assess the degree to which the recommendations contained in the final report, Modernizing the IP Community, meet the needs of the business community and the IP professional community.

For more details, please see the consultation document. For further information on the latest developments in the field of Canadian Intellectual Property, please access the article of our Canadian partner Joli-Coeur Lacasse Avocats here

For any questions regarding this consultation, please send an email to Konstantinos Georgaras (Email: OPIC-CIPO.consutlations@ic.gc.ca).

Source: www.cipo.ic.gc.ca