| What is a Patent
A Patent is a right which is given to a person by
a national government, which gives that person the exclusive right to
make, use or sell an invention, for a limited period of time. In effect,
this right gives the owner of a Patent the right to prevent others from
infringing the Patent. A Patent has effect only in the country in which
it is granted. Thus, a Canadian Patent may only be enforced within Canada,
against persons engaged in infringing activities within Canada...
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What is the PCT
The PCT (Patent Cooperation Treaty) is an international
agreement among member or contracting States establishing a mechanism
that provides a system for the filing of a single international Patent
application designating several member countries...
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What is a Trade-mark
A Trade-mark can be a symbol, coined-word, word, phrase,
logo or a combination of all of these elements which identifies the source
of a product or business and differentiates it from the product or business
of others. Trade-mark rights are accrued by the use of the Trade-mark
in association with goods or services. Trade-mark rights cannot be enforced
properly, unless a Trade-mark registration is obtained...
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What is Industrial Design
An Industrial Design registration is intended to protect
a novel shape, pattern or ornamentation applied to an article. In other
words, an Industrial Design is intended to protect those features which
appeal to the eye...
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What is European Design Protection
It is now possible to obtain uniform Design
protection for the whole of the European Union. The Community Design is
an alternative and complementary system to the national Design protection
offered by the European Union Member States. The Community Design offers
a unitary, accessible system encompassing both long and short term Design
protection. A registered Community Design confers Design protection up
to 25 years.
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What is Copyright
Copyright means the sole right to produce or reproduce
a work, or any substantial part of the work, in any material form whatever,
to perform the work or any substantial part of the work in public or,
if the work is unpublished, to publish the work or any substantial part
of the work...
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What is a Domain Name
A Domain Name can also be applied for and used as
a Trade-mark in Canada. However, the registration of a Domain Name on
the Domain Name Register does not provide you with Trade-mark rights.
Our firm can apply for your Domain Name on the Internet Register as well
as apply for a Trade-mark application on your behalf.
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us for further information.
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