Current status: Closed
This consultation was closed on .
About the consultation
The Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) is conducting a public consultation on the proposed increase in fees to better understand its impact on clients, Canadian businesses, intellectual property (IP) agents and domestic and international stakeholders. This fee adjustment exercise is necessary to ensure that CIPO can continue to deliver on its mandate of providing timely and quality IP products and services to customers and to increase awareness, knowledge and effective use of IP by Canadians.
The consultation period on CIPO's proposed fee adjustment runs for 30 days, from , to .
Consultation materials
Visit CIPO's website for background material on the fee consultation and the proposed fee schedules. For detailed information on the proposed fee increase, consult CIPO's fee proposal.
"What we heard" report
A What We Heard Report has been prepared following the feedback received during CIPO's fee adjustment consultation. This 12-page report summarizes comments received, including findings, conclusions and next steps. The consultation feedback is being considered prior to the fee proposal moving forward.
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