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Testing business ideas: Aligning strategy with IP protection
2026-06-18 | 24 mins.
David Bland, author of Testing Business Ideas, and Kevin Dahl, Director of ElevateIP Alberta at Innovate Calgary, explore how to better balance your business strategy with IP considerations. Consider gathering real evidence from customers before spending a fortune building the wrong product. Learn how to identify your riskiest business assumptions using practical frameworks and strategically structure your testing process to avoid accidentally disclosing or compromising your valuable IP.

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David J. Bland (davidjbland.com)

Kevin Dahl, BComm - Innovate Calgary

Business model canvas tool | BDC.ca
Managing IP disputes: mediation, arbitration and other solutions
2026-05-20 | 23 mins.
Facing an IP dispute? There are resolution options that don’t require going to court and the associated fees. Gary Lacasse, Executive Director of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Institute of Canada (ADRIC) and Justine Ferland, legal officer, WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Centre, explore how alternative dispute resolution can help resolve conflicts and protect intellectual property. From mediation to arbitration, they discuss when these approaches make sense and how they help preserve time and business relationships.

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Alternative methods to resolve intellectual property disputes (canada.ca)

ADR_Connect_Search (adric.ca)

Find an IP Professional (ipic.ca)

Alternative Dispute Resolution (wipo.int)

Recommended WIPO Contract Clauses and Submission Agreements

Alternative Dispute Resolution for IP Disputes: the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center’s Experience (ipic.ca)
How the Innovation Asset Collective helps cleantech companies succeed
2026-04-13 | 31 mins.
The Innovation Asset Collective (IAC) is on a mission to help cleantech companies understand the value of their IP. Erin Pisko, Vice-President of IP Strategy at the IAC, uses real-world examples to show on which components of an IP strategy cleantech companies should focus. The IAC’s core programming provides a comprehensive suite of supports, including funding and skill-building to help increase patenting activity in the cleantech sector.

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Innovation Asset Collective

Clean technology and intellectual property

IP Central
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.

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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
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.

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Black entrepreneurs and intellectual property

IP Central

IP resources and funding for entrepreneurs (canada.ca)

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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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