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Patents
2. ARE ALL INVENTIONS PATENTABLE?
(a) Proper Subject Matter
(b) Novelty
(c) Utility
(d) Unobviousness
4. PREPARATION OF THE FIRST PATENT APPLICATION
(a) Provisional Patent Applications
5. PROTECTION IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES
6. PROSECUTION OF APPLICATIONS
7. ALLOWANCE, PAYMENT OF THE FINAL FEE, AND ISSUANCE OF THE PATENT
10. CONFIDENTIALITY PRIOR TO ISSUANCE
12. COST ESTIMATES FOR PATENT SERVICES
Trade-marks
2. HOW TO ACQUIRE AND PROTECT TRADE-MARK RIGHTS
(a) Trade-marks at Common Law
(b) Trade-marks Under the Trade-marks Act
3. GETTING STARTED
(a) Trade-mark Clearance and Pre-Screening
(a) i. - Searching Registered Trade-marks
(a) ii. - Searching Unregistered Trade-marks
(b) Filing a Trade-mark Application
(c) Prosecution of a Trade-mark Application
(d) Registration of a Trade-mark and Beyond
4. PROTECTION IN OTHER COUNTRIES
5. TIPS AND STRATEGIES TO MAXIMIZE YOUR TRADE-MARK'S EFFECTIVENESS
(a) Choosing a Trade-mark
Name or Surname
Clearly Descriptive or Deceptively Misdescriptive
Name in any language of the Wares or Services
Confusingly Similar to a Trade-mark or Trade Name
Prohibited by Law
(b) Taking Care of Your Trade-Mark
Proper Use of the Trade-mark
Source Identification - House Marks
Trade-mark Notices
Police your Trade-mark
Licensing of your Trade-mark
6. FEE ESTIMATES FOR CANADIAN TRADE-MARK MATTERS
Copyright
4. ARE ALL WORKS COPYRIGHTABLE?
7. PROTECTION IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES
10. COST ESTIMATES FOR COPYRIGHT SERVICES
11. DOWNLOAD COPYRIGHT DISCLOSURE FORM (WORD 7.0)
Industrial Designs
1. WHAT IS AN INDUSTRIAL DESIGN?
(a) Features of Shape, Configuration, Pattern, Ornamentation, Combinations
(b) Useful Articles and Utilitarian Designs
(c) Visibility and Fixed Appearance
(d) Mass Production
(e) Colour
2. HOW TO PROTECT AN INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
3. WHEN TO REGISTER AN INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
4. PROTECTION IN OTHER COUNTRIES
7. OTHER CONSIDERATIONS
(a) Industrial Designs compared to Trade-marks
(b) Industrial Designs compared to Copyrights
9. FEE ESTIMATES FOR CANADIAN INDUSTRIAL DESIGN MATTERS
I.C. Protection
1. WHAT IS AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT PRODUCT?
3. PROTECTION OF INTEGRATED CIRCUIT TOPOGRAPHIES
4. CONDITIONS FOR REGISTRATION
5. THE REQUIREMENT OF ORIGINALITY
6. WHEN TO REGISTER AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT TOPOGRAPHY
7. OBTAINING REGISTRATION OF A TOPOGRAPHY
8. PROTECTION IN OTHER COUNTRIES
11. FEE ESTIMATES FOR CANADIAN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT TOPOGRAPHIES
Trade Secrets & Confidential Information
(a) Related Concepts are "know how" and "show how"
2. Protection of Trade Secrets
3. Defenses to Allegations of Unauthorized Taking or Use of a Trade Secret
4. Disclosure of Trade Secrets or Confidential Business Information to Third Parties
5. Trade Secret Protection in the U.S.A. - Criminal Liability
8. Extraterritorial Provisions of The Economic Espionage Act of 1996