Intellectual Property Institute of Canada/L’Institut de la propriété intellectuelle du Canada is not a subsidiary of any other parent companies.
Intellectual Property Institute of Canada/L’Institut de la propriété intellectuelle du Canada is not a coalition.
Beneficiaries of the Lobbying Activity
The activities of Intellectual Property Institute of Canada/L’Institut de la propriété intellectuelle du Canada are not controlled or directed by another individual, organization or corporation with a direct interest in the outcome of this undertaking.
Intellectual Property Institute of Canada/L’Institut de la propriété intellectuelle du Canada does not have any subsidiaries that could have a direct interest in the outcome of the undertaking
What is being lobbied?
Subject Matters
Budget
Industry
Intellectual Property
International Trade
Subject Matter Details
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
To protect from forced disclosure in litigation the confidential communications between patent and trade-mark applicants (under the Patent Act and the Trade-marks Act) and their patent and trade-mark agents.
To work with the government in updating counterfeit seizure procedures at the border.
Policies or Program
For the creation of a First Patent Program that would allow small businesses to cover expenses incurred in getting their first patent.
To prevent the inadvertent loss of patent or trade-mark rights of innovators due to clerical and administrative errors or force majeure situations.
Who is being lobbied?
Government Institutions
Finance Canada (FIN)
House of Commons
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Senate of Canada
Communication techniques
Communication techniques that have been used or are expected to be used in the course of the undertaking: