Canadian IP voices – Détails, épisodes et analyse

Vincent de Grandpré, lawyer and trademark agent at Bennett Jones and member of IPIC’s Committee for Indigenous IP explains the intersection between intellectual property law and the protection of Indigenous knowledge and cultural expressions. 

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• Indigenous peoples and intellectual property (canada.ca)
• Indigenous Bar Association
• Implementing the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People Act (justice.gc.ca)
• Indigenous Traditional Knowledge (ipic.ca)

Juda Strawczynski, CEO and Registrar of the College of Patent Agents and Trademark Agents (CPATA) explains how CPATA regulates the IP agent profession, ensuring that patent agents and trademark agents deliver accessible, ethical and expert IP services in Canada.

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• CPATA Public Register
• CPATA Code of Professional Conduct

Anthony Dearden explains how the new unitary patent and Unified Patent Court in Europe will work and shares some key considerations for anyone applying for patents in Europe.

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• Guide to the Unified Patent Court (UPC) | Gowling WLG
• Unitary Patent – European Patent Office

Dominique Lambert, Patent agent at Bereskin & Parr explains how the provisional patent in the US works and how to apply for patent protection abroad using the PCT. 

Explore online: Provisional Application for Patent | USPTO (English only) 

Louis Carbonneau, patent broker who evaluates hundreds of patents for clients each year shares some tips and tricks on where to spend the money to ensure you file for valuable IP rights. 

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Louis Carbonneau’s blog

(English only) 

Guillaume Lavoie Ste-Marie, copyright, patent and trademark litigator and principal at Smart & Biggar in Montreal, talks about ChatGPT, intellectual property (IP) tips and traps that artificial intelligence (AI) users should be aware of before creating works with AI—and if using AI to answer IP questions is a good idea.

Robert Guay, director of IP at Shopify, shares some ideas and insights on how to think like a pro when it comes to patents.

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• Plan for success – Build an IP strategy

Johanne Boivin, expert advisor at Point Cardinal and former CEO or Executive Vice-President shares her story how IP saved her business.

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Learn about IP

Julie Jones and Raed AlHout explain how the FIFA head office in Switzerland and officials in Qatar protect FIFA IP assets before and during the World Cup.

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FIFA Intellectual Property Guidelines

Martin Lacelle from Corporations Canada and lawyer James Plotkin clarify the differences between and importance of legal/trade/brand/domain names.

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• Corporations Canada
• Incorporating in a specific province or territory
• Filing for a trademark with the Canadian Intellectual Property Office
• Canadian Internet Registration Authority