IP Hub: Protect it - Filing an application in Canada

Ready to file an IP application in Canada? You can file it at the Canadian Intellectual Property Office. Check out:

• Patent application
  Follow the step-by-step process to file your Canadian patent application.
• Trademark application
  Follow the step-by-step process to file your new or revised trademark application.
• Industrial design registration
  If you're producing distinctive-looking new products, you'll want to learn about industrial designs and find out about registering your designs.
• Copyright registration
  Access the copyright e-filing application to register your copyright.

You can start the application process by filing your application with the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO). Consult these roadmaps to know what step of the process you are at.

• CIPO – IP roadmap – Your path to trademark registration – text / PDF (90 KB, 1 page)
• CIPO – IP roadmap – Your path to industrial design registration – text / PDF (417 KB, 1 page)

These IP experts may help you better understand IP:

Canadian Intellectual Property Office

• Client Service Centre
• IP advisors

IP agents

• College of Patent Agents and Trademark Agents
• Intellectual Property Institute of Canada