November 19, 2018
Bill C-86 Includes Important Changes to Patent, Trademark and Copyright Acts
On October 29, 2018, the government tabled Bill C-86, A second Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on February 27, 2018 and other...
November 5, 2018
Remarks by Johanne Bélisle, CIPO CEO at IPIC Annual Conference
Good morning, and thank you for the opportunity to speak at your annual conference.
Today, I would like to provide an overview of the intellectual property (IP) environment...
November 5, 2018
IPIC Shares Video on Recent Activities at Annual Conference
Last week, during IPIC’s Annual Conference, IPIC President Grant Lynds (now Past President), shared the video on the right which highlights IPIC’s recent activities in...
April 26, 2018
Canadian Government Releases their National IP Strategy, Including the Creation of a College of Patent and Trademark Agents
The Federal Government held an event earlier today to mark World Intellectual Property Day and to officially announce a National Intellectual Property (IP) Strategy,...
February 27, 2018
Budget 2018 Commits $85.3M Over Five Years to National IP Strategy; Intellectual Property Institute of Canada Applauds Goal to Raise IP Awareness
After committing in the 2017 federal budget to developing a “National Intellectual Property (IP) Strategy”, a first of its kind in Canada, the first details of what may...
February 22, 2018
Announcing the 10th Annual Canada’s IP Writing Challenge
The Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (IPIC) and IP Osgoode are delighted to announce our 2018 Canadian writing challenge in intellectual property law.
Our goal is...
January 10, 2018
IPIC Op-Ed Receives Attention in The Hill Times
Adam Kingsley, IPIC’s Executive Director, submitted an opinion piece in The Hill Times. The Op-Ed can be read in its entirety here. The Hill Times is distributed nationally...
October 18, 2017
Johanne Bélisle Provides Update on CIPO Activities
Johanne Bélisle, Commissioner of Patents, Registrar of Trademarks and CEO of the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO), provided an update on CIPO's activities to...
October 17, 2017
Grant Lynds Elected as IPIC President
The Council of the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (IPIC) is pleased to announce the election of Grant Lynds as its new President, effective October 12,...
October 16, 2017
Annual Meeting Delegates Welcomed by ISED Minister Bains and ISED Parliamentary Secretary Lametti
Annual Meeting delegates were welcomed last week in Niagara Falls by a video of the Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), the Honourable...
December 22, 2016
IPIC Welcomes Adam Kingsley as New Executive Director
Ottawa – The Council of the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada is pleased to announce the appointment of Adam Kingsley as its new Executive Director, effective...