CIPOS FOCUS FOR 2006

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CIPOS FOCUS FOR 2006

• IPIC INFORMALS
• Toronto, ON
• February 15, 2006

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Presentation Overview

• CIPOs Update
• Current Issues
• Brief update on key projects
• CIPOS Other Priorities for 2006
• The College
• IP Awareness
• International Engagement

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Current Issues

• Bill C- 29
• Diplomatic Conference on TLT
• Service Interruption

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Bill C-29

• Section 78.6 of the Patent Act came into force on
  February 1st, 2006
• It provides relief to patent holders and
  applicants who were adversely affected by the
  Dutch Industries decision
• Essential that clients be aware of the 12-month
  window opportunity to make corrective payments if
  required

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Diplomatic Conference on TLT

• CIPO will attend the Diplomatic Conference in
  Singapore (March 13-31, 2006)
• CIPO consulted stakeholders to ensure that
  Canadas interests are taken into account during
  the negotiations
• CIPO will keep the profession informed of the
  outcome of this Diplomatic Conference for the
  adoption of the revised Trademark Law Treaty
• IPIC can seek observer status at WIPO

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Service Interruption

• Comprehensive solution requires legislative
  amendments
• CIPO has set up an internal working group which
  regularly meets and discusses issues
• CIPO and IPIC working together
• CIPO met with IPIC on January 17, 2006
• CIPO shared with IPIC two working documents
• CIPO and IPIC agreed to share research and meet
  on an ongoing basis

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Update on Key Projects

• Small Entities Regulations
• Develop regulations to improve the clarity of the
  small entity regime
• Regulatory proposal will be posted on our website
  for your comments

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Trade-Mark Opposition Proceedings

• Revised Practice Notice for Procedures before the
  Trade-marks Opposition Board in October 2005.
• Received several submissions from the
  profession. 
• Proposed amendments provide guidelines for
  parties seeking an interlocutory ruling on the
  sufficiency of pleadings (statement of
  opposition).  
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Patent Examiner Recruitment
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Patent Examiner Recruitment Benefits
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Industrial Design Re-engineering

• Re-engineering a significant achievement in
  Industrial Design
• On-line database launched in December
• (www.cipo.gc.ca/iddb)
• Benefits to IPIC
• Improved service delivery
• Greater flexibility in the filing of applications
  
• Aiming for reduced TATs, better quality and
  consistency of examination
• Benefits to CIPO
• Streamlined work processes enhances productivity
  and efficiency
• Employees more effectively trained
• Consultation with Industry a key success factor

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Highlights CIPOs 2005 National Client Survey

• One part of consultative process
• Interviews with 1550 clients
• Highlights
• Overall satisfaction remains at 79
• Satisfaction among agents has risen significantly
  since 2001, from 68 to 82 in 2005
• Overall satisfaction with the services provided
  by agents is at 85
• 75 of represented applicants report the main
  reason for using an agent is their
  Experience/Expertise
• Represented applicants are the least satisfied
  with CIPO Turn-around-Times among all client
  groups

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Key Drivers of CIPO Overall Satisfaction
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Focus on Client Value

• Premise
• Organizations succeed by providing superior
  client value
• Implication
• CIPOs ability to deliver on its commitment to be
  the leading intellectual property office
  ultimately depends on its ability to provide
  clients with superior value
• Strategic Perspective
• Old Where do we want to be in 5 years?
• New Where do our clients want us to be in 5
  years?

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CIPOS Other Priorities for 2006

• The College
• IP Awareness
• International Engagement

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The College

• Work is progressing well
• CIPO is working closely with IPIC
• Some of the issues are complex
• Coordination of discipline processes with Law
  Societies
• Confidentiality of Communications between agents
  and clients

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IP Awareness - Outreach

• Activities to increase awareness, knowledge and
  effective use of IP
• Strategy
• Build on lessons learned/best practices
• Leverage partnerships and develop new ones
• Develop new initiatives as pilots
• Deliver activities for each of the three learning
  levels awareness, knowledge and effective use
• Establish systematic performance measurement

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International Developments

• WIPO 2005 General Assemblies Outcomes
• Patent harmonization
• IP and Development
• TLT Diplomatic Conference
• Group B Experts meetings
• Cooperation with other IPOs
• APEC

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CIPOs International Direction

• International Strategy based on two pillars
• I. Advance CIPOs strategic objectives and
  priorities
• Establish a best practices strategy and
  workplan through learning from and improving upon
  the best IPOs
• Organize site-visits to gather intelligence and
  learn from other IPOs
• Develop sustained relationship with key IPOs
• Integrate best practices within CIPOs
  operations
• Monitor and evaluate performance increases
• II. Advance Canadas international IP interests
• Participate in multilateral bilateral fora
• Develop proactive strategy to promote acceptance
  of Canadian standards as the baseline

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News Updates World IP Day

• News Update E-mail Subscription Service
  (www.cipo.gc.ca/newsupdates)
• This service is an excellent way to keep up to
  date with CIPO activities, products, services and
  IP issues
• World IP Day 2006
• (www.cipo.gc.ca/worldipday)
• WIPOs Theme It Starts with an Idea
• CIPOs Focus Womens Contribution to Innovation
  
• IPICs 80th anniversary

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Conclusions

• CIPO is moving forward by building on its
  achievements
• Our achievements and our continued focus on
  client relationship have shown us again that we
  are more successful when we work together
• Internationally to remain engaged and actively
  promote Canadian interests

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