Patents & IP

• 10 years ago
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• Author: newtonco

For more on Patents, IP and legal considerations for the entrepreneur, do check out our e101 video with Canadian tech and intellectual property lawyer, Susan Ben-Oliel.

https://blogs.ubc.ca/e101/intellectual-property/

1. The Canadian Intellectual Property Office summarizes patent, copyright, trademark and industrial design issues and process on this site. http://www.cipo.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/cipointernet-internetopic.nsf/eng/Home

2. Here, you can search online for existing Canadian patents. http://brevets-patents.ic.gc.ca/opic-cipo/cpd/eng/search/advanced.html

3. For a more international perspective, check out the World Intellectual Property Organization site. http://www.wipo.int/portal/en/

4. Espacenet from the European Patent Office allows you to search for existing patents within Europe and worldwide. http://worldwide.espacenet.com/advancedSearch?locale=en_EP

5. Here’s a link to a patent article on the IP Watchdog site.
IP Watchdog