About intellectual property

Learn why intellectual property is important to business and how to apply it to your ideas, creations and inventions.

• What is intellectual property?
  
  http://www.canadabusiness.ca/eng/guide/1436/
  Find out what you need to know about intellectual property (IP), how it impacts your business and how to secure your IP rights.
• Stand out from your competitors - Make intellectual property your best business ally
  
  http://www.cipo.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/cipointernet-internetopic.nsf/eng/wr00820.html
  This site provides a concise and clear introduction to intellectual property (IP), the Canadian Intellectual Property Office and the types of IP. It also covers strategies for protecting and exploiting IP.
• Intellectual Property Toolkit
  
  http://www.canadabusiness.ca/eng/summary/1431/
  Applies to: All of Canada
  Provides information, tutorials and links that answer most intellectual property questions asked by business people.
• Canadian Intellectual Property Office
  
  http://www.canadabusiness.ca/eng/summary/1430/
  Applies to: All of Canada
  Want to protect your invention or creative work? The Canadian Intellectual Property Office is the organization that will provide you with what you need to know and do to protect your intellectual property rights.