The Innovation Asset Collective (IAC) is on a mission to help cleantech companies understand the value of their IP. Erin Pisko, Vice-President of IP Strategy at the IAC, uses real-world examples to show on which components of an IP strategy cleantech companies should focus. The IAC’s core programming provides a comprehensive suite of supports, including funding and skill-building to help increase patenting activity in the cleantech sector.

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How does ElevateIP help deliver IP support to businesses? 

Laura Cooke (ISED), Louis-Félix Binette, and Lola Arnaud (MAIN) answer this important question and more. Hear about how to access funding and how support is structured to promote long-term growth for your company.

Note: This episode was recorded in 2023 and since then ElevateIP has been awarded new funding to continue delivering on their mission to help businesses build their IP strategies.

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Ken Poulin is an independent trademark agent based in Vancouver. He explains why IP protection should start before and not after market success. As a Black entrepreneur himself, he shares his insights on what it looks like to support underrepresented communities, the role of diversity in Canada's innovation landscape and why educating business owners about the value of IP requires patience, empathy and a personal approach.

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Vincent de Grandpré, lawyer and trademark agent at Bennett Jones and member of IPIC’s Committee for Indigenous IP explains the intersection between intellectual property law and the protection of Indigenous knowledge and cultural expressions. 

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• Indigenous peoples and intellectual property (canada.ca)
• Indigenous Bar Association
• Implementing the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People Act (justice.gc.ca)
• Indigenous Traditional Knowledge (ipic.ca)

Juda Strawczynski, CEO and Registrar of the College of Patent Agents and Trademark Agents (CPATA) explains how CPATA regulates the IP agent profession, ensuring that patent agents and trademark agents deliver accessible, ethical and expert IP services in Canada.

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• CPATA Public Register
• CPATA Code of Professional Conduct

Alan Gunderson, senior economist and coordinator at the Economic Analysis Directorate at the Competition Bureau explains the Bureau’s mandate and actions when it comes to intellectual property.

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• Intellectual Property Enforcement Guidelines

David Arsenault, Atlantic Regional Manager for the Canada Revenue Agency's Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED) Tax Incentive Program, demystifies the parallel worlds of R&D and IP from an SR&ED tax incentive program perspective.

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• SR&ED tax incentives
• Self-Assessment and Learning Tool
• SR&ED outreach program
• Request a free telephone consultation with an SR&ED specialist
• Income Tax Folio S3-F4-C1, General Discussion of Capital Cost Allowance
• Consultation Paper: Scientific Research and Experimental Development
• Consultation Paper: Creating a Patent Box Regime

Learn more about SR&ED eligibility guidelines:

• T4088 SR&ED Guide to Form T661

Grant Lynds, a senior advisor on IP matters from the IP Centre of Expertise, sheds light on the role of this group and how IP considerations are addressed in government funding agreements.

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• Canadian Intellectual Property Office
• Intellectual Property Centre of Expertise
• College of Patent Agents and Trademark Agents
• Intellectual Property Institute of Canada

Kiriakoula Hatzikiriakos, Manager-Senior Legal Counsel in the Commercial/International sector of Legal Affairs at the National Bank of Canada, explains the rules and challenges of using IP as a collateral for funding.

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• BLOG | koulah
• Intellectual Property-Backed Financing | BDC.ca

Lawyer and IP expert Sylvain Roy discusses key considerations in IP valuation.

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• Intellectual property valuation
• Valuing Intellectual Property Assets