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With hosts Lisa Desjardins (English) and Maya Urbanowicz (French). In line with the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO)’s mandate for intellectual property (IP) awareness and education, this podcast is dedicated to increasing awareness, knowledge

The Canadian Intellectual Property Office


    • Oct 5, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
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    How do incubators/accelerators support innovators and their IP?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2022 20:06


    Josée Pharand, Director of IP Programs and Policies at ventureLAB, explains how ventureLAB supports innovators and their IP in the Canadian innovation ecosystem. Tune in for a discussion about choosing between patents and trade secrets, and learn how many accelerators and incubators help companies grow without asking for any stake in their IP, equity or future revenues.Discover online: https://www.venturelab.ca/news/intellectual-property-101

    How traditional brands and IP rights are entering the metaverse

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2022 20:47


    Brigitte Chan, lawyer and trademark agent discusses  what the IP professionals are observing as real brands are going virtual in a fictional universe; the metaverse. Discover online: The IP Metaverse Series: Part I: Brands are Plugging in and Cashing in - Protecting Trademarks and Copyright in Virtual Goods and ServicesPart II: IP Metaverse Series - Part II: Patent Considerations The IP Metaverse Series -– Part II: Patent Considerations

    How plant breeders' rights are protected in Canada

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2022 31:07


    Anthony Parker, Commissioner of the Plant Breeders' Rights Office within the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, explains the development of plant breeders' rights, how they are examined and how they function in Canada.Explore online:Plant Breeders' Rights... What are they?Plant Breeders' Rights Office

    Powered by Haloo: How artificial intelligence systems can be used to prepare trademark registration applications

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2022 25:56


    Julie MacDonell, Co-founder and CEO of Haloo discusses the importance of trademarks and how artificial intelligence is used at Haloo to partially replace manual searching in the trademark registration application process.Explore online:Learn more about trademarks and what the rules are concerning what can and cannot be registered at www.cipo.gc.ca/tm-guide

    How IP is managed in the academic sector

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2022 23:17


    Mark Weber, director of Innovation and Partnerships at McGill University, explains why and how a university manages intellectual property. Explore online:McGill University's Guide for Faculty Inventors 

    Best practices for using open source software

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2022 46:19


    Jules Gaudin, of ROBIC, explains some of the pitfalls and best practices for users and providers of open source software.Explore online:Choosing a licence: Information on the most common open source licences, to help you decide on the best type of licence for your project.Snyk: Tool to help you find and fix vulnerabilities in the code of your open source content.Open source guides: Guides and information on open source topics like how to contribute to or launch an open source project and how to build an open source community.Licence open source et bonnes pratiques: Webinar with lawyer Jules Gaudin (in French).

    How to protect training data used in the creation of AI systems

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2022 31:09


    Artificial Intelligence experts and in-house counsels Paul Gagnon and Misha Benjamin talk about the rights and limitations of IP protection for data used in the creation of artificial intelligence systems.Explore online: Towards Standardization of Data Licenses: The Montreal Data License, a scholarly paper providing a taxonomy for the licensing of data in the fields of artificial intelligence and machine learning.

    Intangible assets at risk: How to get cyber smart

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2022 25:05


    Nigel Russell, policy analyst and CyberSecure Canada advisor, explains the importance of understanding cyber security and the steps you can take to keep your digital intellectual property safe.Explore online: CyberSecure Canada: How to get certified, e-learning modules, online self-assessment.Canadian Centre for Cyber Security: Toolkits on cyber security, small business guides to cyber security, access to cyber security experts.Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre: Access to cybercrime police services, guidance on post-cyber crime recovery.

    What exactly is a patent?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2022 27:54


    Beatrice Sze, patent examiner at CIPO, explains the cornerstones of patents and what you need to know if you're considering filing a patent application.Explore online: Learn more about patents.

    How can a CIPO IP advisor help you with your IP?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2022 17:43


    Explore online: Learn about IP in our online Discover IP and use this checklist to explore the identify your own IP. CIPO's IP advisors help SMEs and entrepreneurs understand the strategic value of their IP and can provide information and guidance for developing their business's IP strategy.

    How to play someone's music on-site and online

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2022 25:49


    James Leacock, Director of Royalty Collections at Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN) explains how music composers and performers are paid and the steps to take to play music in online or in a business venue. Explore online: Visit SOCAN (collects/distributes royalties for music creators and visual artists) Entandem (licensing of on-site music use) 

    Intellectual property in the Cannabis industry

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2022 16:10


    Catherine Lemay, assistant general counsel-IP at Hexo reveals how various IP rights are used in an industry that was created over night and also things to consider if you have an invention you think may be worth something. Explore online: Educate yourself about IP and how to use it effectively .

    Behind the scene: Experiences (and hints) from a patent examiner.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2022 13:04


    Marie-Claude Gagnon, patent examiner at the Canadian Intellectual Property Office explains the examination process and why it is important to disclose the right amount of information at the start of the application process.Explore online: Find an IP Agent . Work at CIPO

    How copyright works when we share things on social media

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2022 25:21


    A copyright lawyer at Bereskin & Parr LLP explains some of the complexities of copyright and sharing content on social media as well as ways to minimize the risk of infringing someone else's copyright.Explore online: Learn more about copyright

    How illustrators help applicants show how an invention works

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2021 14:50


    Darpan Patel, technical illustrator and former patent draftsman, explains the work involved in creating illustrations of designs and inventions.Explore online: Search the patent database  to view patents with illustrations

    How to deal with pirate (fake) copies in the marketplace

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2021 23:08


    Lawyer Lorne Lipkus talks about the multi-faceted problems with pirate copies and what you can do to stop them. Professionals, parents and kids – we're all involved. Explore online: Report illegal activities to Crimestoppers or contact the Canadian Anti-fraud Centre

    How to protect your videogames

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2021 30:43


    Lawyer and trademark agent Michael Shortt explains the IP rights and associated contracts that form the cornerstones in the videogaming industry and some of the related laws and rights that videogames should be aware of.  Explore online: Video and computer games industry blog posts and bulletins from Michael and colleagues. To learn more about videogame publishing contracts, you can watch Mr. Shortt's presentation on that topic.

    Why use an IP agent?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2021 15:15


    Patent and trademark agent Louis Martineau explains what IP agents help their clients with and answers some of the most common questions he gets as he helps his clients file for IP protection. Explore online: Intellectual Property Institute of Canada and Meeting with an IP Professional 

    How to stop counterfeit products at the border

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2021 12:16


    Becky Illson-Skinner, senior program advisor and program and policy lead for the Intellectual Property Rights Program at the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), explains how the CBSA helps IP rights holders stop counterfeit products at the Canadian border.  Explore online: File a request for assistance with the CBSA

    How Amazon and sellers deal with intellectual property rights

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2021 17:49


    Mary Beth Westmoreland, Amazon's VP of Brand Protection, talks about what Amazon does to protect sellers and their IP against bad actors online and what new sellers need to know before they start selling their products online on amazon.ca.  Explore online: Protect your IP in Amazon stores

    How to jumpstart intellectual property protection in Canada's Artificial Intelligence ecosystem

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2021 16:02


    Todd Bailey, Chief IP Officer at the Scale AI supercluster reflects on some of the challenges and solutions related to IP protection in Canada's artificial intelligence ecosystem.  Explore online: Check out Todd's blog IP without Jargon for some straight talk and steps on protecting IP

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