IPIC's Patent and Trademark Administrator Programs are the only fully online programs that lead to a professional designation for intellectual property administrators in Canada.
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Designation
A Certified Canadian Patent Administrator (CCPA) or Certified Canadian Trademark Administrator (CCTA) demonstrates the competencies required to assist a patent agent, trademark agent or lawyer practicing in IP law. Duties cover a wide range of tasks related to the administration of patents or trademarks such as:
- preparing patent or trademark applications;
- paying government fees;
- docketing deadlines;
- assisting with the administration of contentious proceedings;
- preparing correspondence with the Canadian Intellectual Property Office and
- drafting letters to clients.
Used in email signatures and on LinkedIn, the official badges below signify a Certified Administrator!
Certification
Certified patent and trademark administrators whose membership is in good standing with IPIC are entitled to affix the post-nominal letters CCPA or CCTA next to their name, display digital credentials (provided by IPIC) on social media, have their name listed on the official list of Certified Canadian Patent Administrators or Certified Canadian Trademark Administrators, and benefit from continuing education offered to patent and trademark administrators.
To maintain the designation CCPA or CCTA, one must be a member in good standing of IPIC.
IPIC’s Certified Administrator Membership Category
IPIC offers a wide range of benefits for its members, including preferential pricing for its courses and webinars, access to publications focusing on hot-button IP issues and networking opportunities.
In 2022, IPIC introduced a lower priced membership category for Certified Administrators, which is a non-voting member category offered to both those who are A) currently in the process of completing one of IPIC’s Certification Programs to become either a Certified Canadian Trademark Administrator or a Certified Canadian Patent Administrator, or B) those who have completed one of IPIC’s Certification Programs and received their certification as a Canadian Trademark Administrator or a Canadian Patent Administrator and are currently maintaining their certification.
Please email membership@ipic.ca or call 613-234-0516 if you have questions about the Certified Administrator category or IPIC membership in general.
List of Certified Canadian Patent Administrators (CCPAs):
Nadima Ali Latif | Patricia (Patty) Grace | Christopher Magri | Caeli Sclodnick |
Adryanna Atto | Mary Grace Gueco | Mirabela Maier | Andrea Shand |
Alexa Bailey | Michelle Hatcher | Lisa Malcolm | Gurbir Singh |
Natalia Balabantseva | Megan Hudson | Erin McEwen | Laura Sustrik |
Lauralee Beaurieux | Lulu Hung | Nancy McIntyre | Anisha Tailor |
Shelagh Berezan | Nicole Jalbert | Melissa McKeon | Kelsey Wahler |
Bruce Bogle | Nicholas Keys | Lisa Moore | Jennifer Wilson |
Steven Booth | Marcia Kinash | Meghan Osundiji | Danilo Keiji Zampronio |
Rosamaria Castillo | Yvette Kind | Janna Ouellette | |
Priyanka Chaubey | Nina Kuittinen | Julie Park | |
Nadia Chumakaeva | Marnie Landon | Mohini Patel | |
Jennifer Deriger | Crystal Lee | Chantal Piche | |
Kelsey Fahner | Hyacintha Lobo | Jessica Rodrigues Cerqueira | |
Olga Gadzhieva | Monica Lopez | Sarah L. Ryan | |
Michele Gamble | Heather MacKeracher | Fiona Saju |
List of Certified Canadian Trademark Administrators (CCTAs):
Alaeldin Abdelmagid | Gillian Dunne | Lisa Moore | Ashley Winges |
Sazia Aftab | Cecilia Easton | Peter Morrow | Marta Wysokinski |
Syed Ghayyur Ahmed | Rosa Echeverri | Sonia Nabais | Wing Sze Yuen |
Nadima Ali Latif | Victoria Fergusson | Hanna Omer | |
Darya Elie Anifrani-Fedach | Olga Gadzhieva | Janna Ouellette | |
Alexa Bailey | Ana Karen Garcia Orozco | Julie Parna | |
Kanieka Baugh | Stephanie Gianarakos | Olena Piskova | |
Mini Bhaskar | Anna Hengen | Sylvia (Sylvie) Ravenhill | |
Bruce Bogle | Megan Hudson | Robyn Rhyason | |
Kelly Brown | Rida Jafri | Hannah Sellam | |
Geneviève Brunelle | Nicole Jones | Lorraine Sham | |
Dulce Campos | Daljit Kaur | Debbie Sinclair | |
Jillian Carter | Safiya Julien | Ying Song | |
Sobia Chaudhry | Allison Kehler | Susan Spalvieri | |
Nadia Chumakaeva | Vineeta Vinay Kurien | Kate Stewart-Tiralongo | |
Nicole Clipperton | Marnie Landon | Safia Syed | |
Anthony Corsen | Ashley Landon | Heather Tait | |
Wei Dai | Elisabeth Leach | Debbie Valois | |
Meranda Didier | Jennifer Lopes | Kelsey Wahler | |
Nancy Doan | Olga Malyuk | Shania Willis | |
Vajk Alexander Dobos | Erin McEwen | Brenda Willman |