CIPO Regulatory Compliance & Workflows

Maintaining patent and trademark assets in Canada requires compliance with the rules of the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO).

• Patent Rules Section 99: Managing patent maintenance fee payments to prevent administrative lapses.
• Trademark Nice Class Audits: Grouping product catalogs under the correct Nice classifications to ensure valid protection.
• Prior Art Searches: Conducting prior art searches of international databases (WIPO, USPTO) before filing CIPO applications.