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Intellectual Property – General Information

Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO-OPIC), an agency of Industry Canada
Health Canada’s Health and Drug Products Information
Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA)
United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and Copyright Office
United States Copyright Office
World Intellectual Property Office (WIPO) & Treaties
European Patent Office (EPO)
The Trade Marks and Designs Registration Office of the European Union (OHIM)
Australian Intellectual Property Office (IP Australia)
UK Intellectual Property Office

Patents

Canadian Patent Act and Patent Rules
Official Resources
- Guide to Patents by Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO)
- Manual of Patent Office Practice (MOPOP) by CIPO
- US Patent Act
- Patent Basics and Policy & Guides by US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
- Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) information by World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
- European Patent Office
Searchable Databases
- Canadian Patents Database at CIPO
- US Patent Image Databases at USPTO
- PATENTSCOPE at WIPO
- exp@cenet at the European Patent Office
- Google Patents (for US granted patents)
Canadian Patented Medicines (Notice of Compliance) Regulations
- Health Canada’s Guidance Document: Patented Medicines (Notice of Compliance) Regulations
- Health Canada’s Notice of Compliance Database
- Canadian Patent Register

Trade-marks

Canadian Trade-marks Act and Trade-marks Regulations
Official Resources
- A Guide to Trade-marks by Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO)
- US Trademark Act
- Trademark Basics and Manuals & Guides by US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
- Trademarks Information by World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
- The Trade Marks and Designs Registration Office of the European Union (OHIM)
Searchable Databases
- Canadian Trade-marks Database at CIPO
- Trademark Electronic Search System (TESS) at USPTO
- Mardrid Express Database at WIPO
Basic Trademark Information by International Trademark Association (INTA)

Industrial Designs

Canadian Industrial Design Act and Industrial Design Regulations
- Official Resources
  - A Guide to Industrial Designs by Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO)
  - A Guide To Filing A Design Patent Application by the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
  - Industrial Designs Information by World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
  - The Trade Marks and Designs Registration Office of the European Union (OHIM)
- Databases
  - Canadian Industrial Designs Database at CIPO
  - Hague Express Database at WIPO
Information Technology
- Domain Name
  - Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA)
    - Registering a .ca Domain Name and Policies
    - Domain Name Dispute Resolution
  - Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policies of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)
  - Anticybersquatting Protection of the US Trademark Act (15 USC §1125)
- Regulation of Electronic Commerce
  - Canadian Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act
  - Alberta Electronic Transactions Act and Regulations
  - British Columbia Electronic Transactions Act
  - Manitoba Electronic Commerce and Information Act and Common Business Identifiers Regulation
  - New Brunswick Electronic Transactions Act and Exclusion Regulation
  - Newfoundland and Labrador Electronic Commerce Act
  - Nova Scotia Electronic Commerce Act
  - Ontario Electronic Commerce Act
  - PEI Electronic Commerce Act
  - Saskatchewan Electronic Information and Documents Act and Regulations
  - Uniform Electronic Commerce Act of the Uniform Law Conference of Canada
- Consumer Protection
  - Canadian Competition Act
    - Competition Bureau’s Enforcement Guidelines for the Application of the Competition Act to Representations on the Internet
  - Canadian Code of Practice for Consumer Protection in Electronic Commerce
  - Internet Sales Contract Harmonization Template
  - Principles of Consumer Protection for Electronic Commerce
  - Alberta Internet Sales Contract Regulation
  - British Columbia Business Practices and Consumer Protection Act
  - Manitoba Electronic Commerce and Information, Consumer Protection Amendment and Evidence Amendment Act
  - Nova Scotia Consumer Protection Act and Internet Sales Contract Regulation
  - Ontario Consumer Protection Act
- Information Protection and Privacy
  - Canadian Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act
  - Alberta Personal Information Protection Act and Regulation 366/2003
  - British Columbia Personal Information Protection Act and Regulations
  - British Columbia Privacy Act
  - Quebec Protection of Personal Information in the Private Sector Act
- Advertising
  - Canadian Competition Bureau’s Enforcement Guidelines for the Application of the Competition Act to Representations on the Internet
  - Principles of Consumer Protection for Electronic Commerce
  - British Columbia Business Practices and Consumer Protection Act
  - Ontario Consumer Protection Act
Regulatory Law – Foods, Drugs, Health and Personal Care Products, and Advertising
- Canadian Food and Drugs Act, Competition Act, and Consumer Packaging and Labelling Act
- Food products labelling by Health Canada
- Cosmetics and personal care products labelling by Health Canada
- Drugs and health products information by Health Canada
- Ontario eFormulary Search – Ontario Formulary listings
- US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Clinical Investigator Inspection List – FDA decisions on drug submissions
- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
- Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
- Advertising
  - Canadian Food and Drugs Act and Competition Act
    - Canadian Competition Bureau’s Enforcement Guidelines for the Application of the Competition Act to Representations on the Internet
  - Principles of Consumer Protection for Electronic Commerce
  - British Columbia Business Practices and Consumer Protection Act
  - Ontario Consumer Protection Act
  - Advertising Standards Canada and its Canadian Code of Advertising Standards
  - Canadian Marketing Association and its Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice
Copyright
- Canadian Copyright Act and Copyright Regulations
- Canadian Copyrights Database
- Official Resources
  - A Guide to Copyrights by Canadian Intellectual Property Office
  - Copyright Board of Canada
  - Copyright Policy Branch of the Department of Canadian Heritage
  - United States Copyright Office and Copyright Act
  - Copyright Information by World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
- Copyright Licensing Organizations
  - Access Copyright (Canada)
  - Canadian Copyright Collective Societies approved by Copyright Board of Canada
  - Canadian Authors Association
  - Creative Commons (Canada)
  - Alliance of Artists and Recording Companies (US)
  - Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society (UK)
  - American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (US)
  - Copyright Clearance Centre (US)
  - Creative Commons (US)
  - Motion Picture Licensing Company (International)
  - SoundExchange (US)
- Copyright Policies and Issues
  - Michael Geist Blog (Canada)
  - Copyright and Fair Use References by Stanford University (US)
  - Copyright & Intellectual Property Policies by the Association of Research Libraries (US)
Legal Resources
- Court Decisions
  - Federal Court of Canada
  - Federal Court of Appeal
  - Supreme Court of Canada
  - Canadian Legal Information Institute (CanLII) for decisions of the provincial courts
- CanLII Canadian case law search
- Canada Gazettes Part I & Part II for proposed or enacted legislation
- Parliament Access to current and archived bills, Hansard, committee reports, and status of current legislation
- Orders in Council Database of the Canadian Privy Council Office
- Great Library Catalogue at Osgoode Hall
- BAILII British and UK case law search
- Australia case law search
- LexisOne ® Community Search US case law search (free registration)
- Legal Information Institute of Cornell University Law School
- IP Mall of the Pierce Law Centre
Other Resources
- Canadian Innovation Centre, a non-profit corporation helping Canadian inventors commercialize their inventions
- WATSTART, for start-up companies in Waterloo
- National Inventor Fraud Centre Inc. (US), information on commercializing innovations for inventors
Professional or Trade Associations
- American Association of Advertising Agencies (4A)
- American Intellectual Property Law Association (US AIPLA), an association of IP lawyers and legal professionals
- Association Internationale pour la Protection de la Propriété Intellectuelle (AIPPI) Canadian Group
- BIOTECanada, an association for the Canadian biotechnology sector
- BIO (Biotechnology Industry Organization), a US-based global organization representing biotech companies
- The Biotechnology Initaitive (TBI), an Ontario initiative representing the life sciences industry
- Canadian Cosmetic, Toiletry and Fragrance Association, a trade association by the cosmetics industry
- Canadian Health Food Association, a trade association by the natural and organic product industry
- Canadian Marketing Association (CMA)
- Canadian IT Law Association (IT.Can), an association for practitioners of information technology law
- The Copyright Society of the USA (CSUSA)
- Fédération Internationale des Conseils en Propriété Industrielle, Interionational Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys (FICPI), an international organization of IP attorneys in private practice
- Information Technology Association of Canada (ITAC), a trade association for the Canadian information and communications technologies industry
- Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (IPIC), an association of professionals specializing in IP
- Intellectual Property Owners Association (US IPO)
- Licensing Executives Society (LES), a US-based organization for US and Canadian professionals engaged in the development, use, transfer, marketing and management of IP
- MEDEC, a trade association by the Canadian medical devices industry
- The Pharmaceutical Trade Marks Group (International)
- Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society (International)
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