Join IPIC and McGill for a series of IP courses for professionals in the business, legal, and public sectors.

Published on May 31, 2022

Offered in partnership between the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (IPIC) and McGill University School of Continuing Studies, this program offers a comprehensive suite of pragmatic courses to help practitioners in the legal, business and government sectors keep up to date on the latest in intellectual property. Taught by seasoned IP professionals, the program is made up of three specialized courses in the areas of patents, trademarks and copyright. Participants can sign up for individual modules, full courses, or enroll in the entire program to gain knowledge of a specific aspect of IP, acquire the insights needed to protect a portfolio of intellectual property, or advance their careers in the area of IP law.

Courses will be held in person at McGill University in Montreal

Understanding Trademarks (Module 1 & 2) - July 11-15, 2022

Module 1 - Basics of Canadian Trademark Prosecution (July 11-12)
Module 2 - Fundamentals of Trademark Management and Contentious Proceedings (July 13-15)

Understanding Patents (Module 1 & 2) - July 18-22, 2022

Module 1 - Obtaining and Enforcing a Patent – The Basics and Why They Matter to Your Business (July 18-20)
Module 2 - Exploiting IP Rights – Strategies re Patent Portfolio Management (July 21-22)

Copyright Master Class - July 25-27, 2022

Click here to download the program's brochure.

To register select the 'Click here to register' link above, scroll down to the 'About this Program' section on the McGill website, select the program topic of your choice, and click the 'Section(s) offered' on the right to add to your cart.

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IP practitioners and their clients have traditionally focused on the asset itself: patentability and claim scope, trade-mark distinctiveness, copyright protection, trade secret controls and ownership. That focus remains essential. But a growing share of the innovations they create, protect, commercialize, value and enforce are built on data. Machine learning models trained on personal information, diagnostic tools generating inferences about individuals and platforms combining user behaviour with proprietary algorithms are now common across development, transactions, licensing and disputes. In her latest article, IPIC's Board Secretary Jordana Sanft explores what Canada's changing data rules could mean for innovation, and why IP practitioners should be paying attention.

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