Mr. Sylvain Laporte at the Industry, Science and Technology Committee

On May 10th, 2012. See this statement in context.

May 10th, 2012 / 9:25 a.m.

Commissioner of Patents, Registrar of Trade-marks and Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Intellectual Property Office, Department of Industry

Sylvain Laporte

To be honest, it's a bit tough to carry out such large-scale surveys. Right now, our focus is on round tables. Several rounds of talks with business owners are planned. We talk to business owners who are innovating but have not used the intellectual property regime.

We also talk to business owners who are innovating and have used the regime. We want to know whether they received satisfactory service and whether their objectives were met. After the IP rights were granted, did the patent or trademark generate the benefits these businesses were expecting?

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