You have many intellectual property assets developed in-house or acquired. You likely have multiple law firms or agencies. Good IP management needs a file number system. Thus, consider a new IP file numbering system before growth in your IP portfolio accelerates.Read More
There are many free resources on the web to help you manage your IP portfolio. Look out for more courses from CIPO, USPTO, and WIPO. If you have other needs in IP education, IP management or protection of inventions please do contact us.Read More
We recently posted about how trade secrets are not cheap or easy IP protection. The current situation in the technology industry reminds us of another issue with depending on trade secrets – what happens when employees leave. Your patent portfolio is more robust than your trade secrets during downsizing and all employee departures.Read More
Are you and your organization ready for your next big sale, funding round, or acquisition? The Open-Source Free Software (OSFS) components you use have many benefit but also risks. Get ready with awareness, records, and procedures.Read More
Inflation is a concern everywhere. The patent offices of the United States and Canada have changed their fees. Now is a good time to consider what you spend on patents, how to classify the expenses, how to budget, and how the changes could affect you. Learn useful ways to classify your expenses and use event-based...Read More
Intellectual property is one of those tasks that are critical to a technology startup but as fun filing your tax returns. As a founder you must balance between hiring an expert and doing it yourself.Read More
Every Canadian technology company should join National Research Council’s Industrial Research Assistance Program. They have grants to fund your IP portfolio.Read More
When Queen Elizabeth II died in September 2022 she was the longest-serving monarch Canada has seen. Nobody practicing patent law today was practicing the last time the head of state changed. Does the event affect your patents?Read More
It takes about six years from your filing date to get a patent issued in Canada. You have options to reduce or increase this time and there are reasons to want to do either.Read More
