CIPOs Direction in a Changing IP World

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CIPOs Direction in a Changing IP World

• IPIC Annual General Meeting
• Banff, Alberta
• October 15, 2004

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Overview

• What has changed in the IP world?
• Where are we today and what are the pressure
  points for further significant changes?
• Where we are heading - CIPOs direction

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What has changed in the IP world?

• Increased volume of filings for patents and
  trade-marks
• New technologies complexities of applications
  for both patents and trade-marks

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What has changed in the IP world?

• (Source Patent Branch Statistics, PDQS
  Statistical Indicators, August 2004)

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What has changed in the IP world?
108,228
110,386
115,020
93,239
66,629
119,600
16.1
2.0
4.2
4.0

• (Source WIPO Statistics, PCT Statistical
  Indicators Report, August 2004)

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What has changed in the IP world?

• (Source WIPO Statistics, PCT Statistical
  Indicators Report, August 2004)

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What has changed in the IP world?

• New Zealand, Denmark and Canada have a high ratio
  of biotechnology to total patents in these
  countries, approximately one in ten patents
  relate to biotechnology. (Source Compendium of
  Patent Statistics, OECD - 2004)

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What has changed in the IP world?

• International IP systems PCT, TLT / Madrid
• WIPO / WTOTRIPS / APECIPEG

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Where are we today and what are the pressure
points?

• Domestically
• We reviewed the state of CIPO
• Focused on the basics
• Better service through changes to TATs, quality,
  hiring, clients, ISA / IPEA

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Where are we today and what are the pressure
points?

• Internationally
• Greater harmonization
• Formal initiatives
• Substantive Patent Law Treaty (SPLT)
• Patent Law Treaty (PLT)
• PCT International search exam guidelines (MIA)
• PCT Reform
• Informal initiatives
• Sharing of search results
• Exchange of best practices
• Common e-filing and e-processing systems

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Where are we today and what are the pressure
points?

• Internationally
• New players
• Emerging economies China, India
• Differing views between developed and developing
  nations
• Multilateral negotiations being questioned

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What is CIPOs direction

• Domestically
• Continue capacity and capability building to
  improve service
• Focus now on enhancing quality through training
  and performance measurement
• Ongoing commitment to BOTH timely service and
  quality
• Commitment to newly developed IT systems
• Increase IP outreach, education and awareness

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What is CIPOs direction

• Internationally
• Demonstrate leadership while maintaining
  credibility with both developing and developed
  countries
• Enhance our role as an influential mid-sized IPO
  build on Ariana Group success
• Engage the trilateral IPOs through more
  bilaterals
• Work with like-minded IPOs such as the UK and
  Australia best practices

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Conclusion

• Strive to be the best IPO by building on recent
  accomplishments at home and abroad
• Continue to improve service quality and strive
  for service excellence
• Continue to improve the effectiveness of client
  consultations and be responsive to their needs
• Establish CIPO as a player who exerts influence
  in the international IP arena

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Web site information

• CIPOs presentations are available on CIPOs Web
  site at www.cipo.gc.ca