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Canadian IP voices

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    Inside Elevate IP - How Canadian startups can access funding, and IP expertise

    2026-03-17 | 21 mins.
    How does ElevateIP help deliver IP support to businesses? 

    Laura Cooke (ISED), Louis-Félix Binette, and Lola Arnaud (MAIN) answer this important question and more. Hear about how to access funding and how support is structured to promote long-term growth for your company.

    Note: This episode was recorded in 2023 and since then ElevateIP has been awarded new funding to continue delivering on their mission to help businesses build their IP strategies.

    Explore online: 

    Intellectual Property Strategy (canada.ca)

    List of recipients of ElevateIP (canada.ca)

    Funding and support programs for doing international business (tradecommissioner.gc.ca)

    NRC IRAP support for intellectual property - National Research Council Canada
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    Navigating the global ocean of IP—A Black entrepreneur’s perspective on protection and opportunity

    2026-02-25 | 17 mins.
    Ken Poulin is an independent trademark agent based in Vancouver. He explains why IP protection should start before and not after market success. As a Black entrepreneur himself, he shares his insights on what it looks like to support underrepresented communities, the role of diversity in Canada's innovation landscape and why educating business owners about the value of IP requires patience, empathy and a personal approach.

    Explore online:

    Black entrepreneurs and intellectual property

    IP Central

    IP resources and funding for entrepreneurs (canada.ca)
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    Exploring the intersection between IP law and the protection of Indigenous knowledge and cultural expressions.

    2024-06-07 | 22 mins.
    Vincent de Grandpré, lawyer and trademark agent at Bennett Jones and member of IPIC’s Committee for Indigenous IP explains the intersection between intellectual property law and the protection of Indigenous knowledge and cultural expressions. 
     
    Explore online: 
    Indigenous peoples and intellectual property (canada.ca)
    Indigenous Bar Association
    Implementing the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People Act (justice.gc.ca)
    Indigenous Traditional Knowledge (ipic.ca)
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    How the IP agent profession is regulated

    2024-05-01 | 25 mins.
    Juda Strawczynski, CEO and Registrar of the College of Patent Agents and Trademark Agents (CPATA) explains how CPATA regulates the IP agent profession, ensuring that patent agents and trademark agents deliver accessible, ethical and expert IP services in Canada.
    Explore online:
    CPATA Public Register
    CPATA Code of Professional Conduct
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    What innovators need to know about the Competition Bureau

    2024-04-03 | 28 mins.
    Alan Gunderson, senior economist and coordinator at the Economic Analysis Directorate at the Competition Bureau explains the Bureau’s mandate and actions when it comes to intellectual property.
    Explore online:
    Intellectual Property Enforcement Guidelines

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About Canadian IP voices

With hosts Lisa Desjardins (English) and Maya Urbanowicz (French). In line with the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO)’s mandate for intellectual property (IP) awareness and education, this podcast is dedicated to increasing awareness, knowledge and the effective use of IP by Canadians. Canadian IP voices is a podcast series where we discuss tips, tricks and issues, and understand the bigger picture on how trademarks, patents, copyrights, industrial designs and trade secrets work in real life. Listen to real problems—and real solutions—explained by a range of IP professionals and stakeholders across Canada and abroad. Tune in each month for interviews and real life stories with special guests. Produced by CIPO. Podcast disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in the podcasts listed on this website are those of the individual podcasters and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of CIPO.
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