Canadian Intellectual Property - Concise Study Outline
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Canadian Intellectual Property
- There are 5 forms of intellectual property that can be protected through federal legislation in Canada:
- Patents
- A patent covers new inventions (process, machine, manufacture, composition of matter), or any new and useful improvement of an existing invention.
- Trade-marks
- A trade-mark is a word, symbol or design (or combination of these features), used to distinguish the wares or services of one person or organisation from those of others in the marketplace.
- Copyrights
- A copyright provides protection for literary, artistic, dramatic or musical works (including computer programs), and 3 other subject-matter known as: performance, sound recording and communication signal.
- Industrial designs
- An industrial design is the visual features of shape, configuration, pattern or ornament (or any combination of these features), applied to a finished article of manufacture.
- Integrated circuit topographies
- An integrated circuit topography refers to the 3-dimensional configuration of the electronic circuits embodied in integrated circuit products or layout designs.
Table of Contents
Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO)
Patents
- What is a patent?
- What can you patent?
- When to apply for a patent
- Preparing a patent application
- Filing your application
- Requesting examination
- Filing prior art and protests
- Special order examination
- The examiner's task
- Patent Office letter of objection
- Responding to examiner's objections
- Reconsideration by the examiner
- Appealing
- Re-examination of a granted patent
- Reissue and disclaimer
- Fees
Trade-marks
- What is a trade-mark?
- Trade name vs. trade-mark
- Registered trade-mark vs. unregistered trade-mark
- Who can register a trade-mark?
- How do I register my trade-mark?
- How much does it cost?
- 5-step examination process
- How long does registration last?
Copyrights
- What is a copyright?
- What is covered by copyright?
- When copyright does not apply
- Infringement
- Fair dealing and exceptions
- Automatic protection for Canadian and foreign works
- Authorship
- Ownership
- Duration
- Moral rights
Industrial Designs
- What is an industrial design?
- When to file an application
- Why you should register
- Who can apply
- Before you file
- What you cannot register
- How long the process takes
- How long registration lasts
- Fees
Integrated Circuit Topographies
- Definition and use
- Canadian protection for integrated circuit topographies
- Exceptions
- Remedies
- Registration
- Fees
- Marking
Glossary of Intellectual Property Terms
Sample Multiple Choice Questions & Answers
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