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Changes experienced in terms of application filings and grants (registrations) with respect to the previous year
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CIPO has consolidated the public access areas (search rooms) of the various IP products (patents, trade-marks, copyrights, industrial designs, integrated circuit topographies) into a single Client Service Centre. This Client Service Centre houses both the manual search collections as well as access to the automated search systems. The Client Service Centre is available to the public during normal office hours, 8:30-17:00 at its Headquarters located in Gatineau, QuébecQuebec.
Information Officers are available in the Client Service Centre to assist the public in all aspects of their IP requirements.
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The archival of industrial design documents is available electronically in ‘DesignPlus'DesignPlus' as well as on paper, microfiche and CD-ROMs.
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All registered designs are stored electronically in ‘DesignPlus'DesignPlus'. Access to these registered designs is available for public search via the CIPO's web site (Industrial Design Database).
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All designs registered in the ‘DesignPlus'DesignPlus' system, this search file includes the application as registered (owner name/address, title, description, agent and/or representative for service in Canada), drawings, and bibliographic data (filing date, priority date, registration date, classification). Registrations are searchable by registration number, title, agent name, owner name, and by class.
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Industrial design documents are currently stored electronically in ‘DesignPlus'DesignPlus', as well as on paper, microfiche, and CD-ROM.
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