Summary An introduction for Canadian companies to contacts from around the world offering or seeking licences for products, processes and technologies. It is also an opportunity to connect to the Industry Canada's wealth of business information. All those wishing to obtain a patent. Summary The Patent Act and its Regulations define the procedures for obtaining and enforcing patent rights in Canada. The Patent Rules provide guidelines to the patent community with respect to patent applications and patent rights.
Patents are legal documents protecting the rights of inventors.
They are also a repository of useful technical information for the public. Through a patent, the government gives the inventor the right to exclude others from making, using or selling his or her invention from the day the patent is granted to a maximum of 20 years after the day the patent application is filed. All Canadians automatically hold the copyright on original work they have created unless they were hired or employed by some other person to create it, in which case the employer is the owner. Summary The Copyright Act governs all aspects of copyright in Canada. The Act also provides, in certain cases, licensing schemes which include the setting of fees by the Copyright Board.