Intellectual Property Institute of Canada
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Statistics Canada releases results of #IP Awareness & Use Survey - "More than half of businesses that owned IP credited it with improving their success in some capacity. The most commonly cited benefit was the increased value that IP brought to businesses (38.7%), such as competitive advantages, reputation and goodwill. Other reported benefits included increased revenues (31.1%), strengthened long-term business prospects (29.7%), and expanded markets (25.8%)." #CdnIP

IPIC's Trademark Exam Prep Course begins 1 week from today! This Course is an in-depth program to prepare candidates for the Canadian Trademark Agent Examination and may be eligible for up to 22 substantive hours of CPD. #CdnIP #IPIC Enrollment is limited, register today!... For more information and to register please visit: https://lnkd.in/eN_YKbD

An insightful discussion on the significance of #IP in trade and #economic recovery. Thank you Minister Ng for inviting us and our VP Louis-Pierre Gravelle to moderate this panel and be a part of this important discussion. #CdnIP #IPIC

Une discussion intéressante sur l'importance du PI dans le commerce et la reprise économique. Merci Ministre Ng d'avoir invité notre vice-président Louis-Pierre Gravelle à modérer ce table ronde et à participer à cette importante discussion. #CdnIP #IPIC

What an incredible two days! Thank you to everybody who joined us at IPIC2020 Virtual, we are blown away by the level of knowledge and expertise shared throughout the conference's wide array of sessions. See you next year in St. John's, Newfoundland: https://bit.ly/33oEFZ2

IPIC’s Board of Directors is pleased to announce that Mary Munro of Borden Ladner Gervais LLP is the first recipient of the Institute’s Outstanding Contribution Award. Ms. Munro received the award for having gone above and beyond to help IPIC’s IP Administrators Committee create the Patent and Trademark Administrator Programs, therefore helping IPIC achieve its strategic goals. https://bit.ly/3l8Rv3L

Congratulations to this year's Patent & Trademark Institute Educational Foundation's Award Winners, Ms. Nora Labbancz of Smart & Biggar, Mr. Julien Fleurance of ROBIC, S.E.N.C.R.L / LLP and Mr. Kevin Banaschewski of Gowling WLG Canada! https://bit.ly/36scsCv

It's been an unexpected and unprecedented year, to say the least. Here's an overview of what IPIC has achieved throughout 2020 under outgoing President Alain Leclerc's leadership, despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

IPIC2020 Virtual kicks off at 12:30 pm tomorrow with an opening address from Incoming President Stephanie Chong, including our 2020 Year in Review video, what’s to come at IPIC this year and the Patent and Trademark Institute Education Foundation Awards Ceremony! http://conference.ipic.ca/en/

There are so many great sessions to look forward to at IPIC2020 Virtual, kicking off in just three days. This one will touch upon: - Important new copyright remedies and practical tips on their use - Site blocking orders: when and why should rightsholders seek this type of relief? - Reverse class actions: is this type of action available in the copyright context in Canada?... Registration closes tomorrow! http://conference.ipic.ca/en/