IP Toolbox

Customize, create or add to your existing intellectual property (IP) kit with these handy tools, resources and wide-ranging informational material.

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IP Basics

Learn about the different IP rights that can turn an idea into a successful business by setting you apart from the competition.

IP roadmaps

IP roadmap – Your path to protect plant varieties
View as PDF (PDF: 64 KB; 1 page)
IP roadmap – Your path to trademark registration
View as PDF (PDF: 92 KB; 1 page)
IP roadmap – Your path to industrial design registration – Filing with CIPO
View as PDF (PDF: 201 KB; 1 page)
IP roadmap – Geographical Indications in Canada
View as PDF (PDF: 13 KB; 1 page)

Fact sheets

Intellectual property inventory checklist
View as PDF (PDF: 57 KB; 1 page)
Hiring an intellectual property professional
View as PDF (PDF: 458 KB; 2 pages)
Intellectual property: It's yours. Own it.
Intellectual property in Canada
View as PDF (PDF: 208 KB; 1 page)
Copyright
View as PDF (PDF: 621 KB; 1 page)
Industrial designs
Patent
View as PDF (PDF: 612 KB; 1 page)
Trade secrets
View as PDF (PDF: 593 KB; 1 page)
Trademarks
View as PDF (PDF: 593 KB; 1 page)
Cleantech and intellectual property
View as PDF (PDF: 631 KB; 1 page)
Plant breeders' rights
View as PDF (PDF: 1.03 MB; 2 page)
Exporting

Businesses increasingly operate in a global marketplace, selling their products and services or licensing and franchising their IP rights beyond their national borders.

Guides

Mexico
View as PDF (PDF: 2.2 MB; 13 pages)
Japan
View as PDF (PDF: 1.4 MB; 13 pages)
China
View as PDF (PDF: 2.3 MB; 12 pages)
United States
View as PDF (PDF: 2.5 MB; 12 pages)
European Union
View as PDF (PDF: 3.6 MB; 12 pages)
India
View as PDF (PDF: 4.1 MB; 12 pages)

Fact sheet

Doing business abroad
View as PDF (PDF: 191 KB; 1 page)
Resources

Tools and resources that can help you better understand the intellectual property.

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