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Patents

Applies to: All of Canada

Find detailed information from the Canadian Patent Office on how to protect your invention or the improvements you've made to an existing invention.

The site includes:

A guide to patents
A tutorial on preparing a patent application
Online and print application forms
Access to the Canadian Patent Database
Access to the Canadian Patent Office Record listing new patents
Other resources on the Canadian patent system

Links are also provided to patent offices in other countries.

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