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How to Register a Trademark in Canada: Step-by-Step CIPO Guide
Registering a trademark through Canada's Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) protects your brand nationwide. This step-by-step process covers searching existing marks, preparing your application with goods/services descriptions, submitting online or by mail, navigating CIPO examination and publication for opposition, and maintaining your 10-year registration through active commercial use.
How Canadian Businesses Use the PCT to Protect Inventions Internationally
The Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) is a key tool for Canadian applicants who want to protect inventions beyond Canada without immediately filing in dozens of countries. By filing one international application through CIPO or WIPO, innovators secure a single priority date, receive an international search and written opinion, and gain up to 30 months before deciding where to pursue full patent rights, including in Canada’s own national phase.