CIPO: It’s All in the ‘Look’. Why Industrial Designs Matter.

Has your keen eye for detail led to the development of a more appealing and innovative design of a product we use every day? If your product’s new look stands apart from its competitors you may have a registrable industrial design on your hands! Learn what you can register as an industrial design and how. Your business can gain a marketing advantage by using your protected industrial design. So be creative—get your designs out there for others to enjoy!

A special note: if you attend this session and wish to discuss particulars of a design you are working on, do NOT disclose any specifics during the open session—you’ll learn why during the seminar!

About Nicolas Deziel:

Nicolas has been working at the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) since 2015, starting as a Training Officer in the Patent Branch. In 2018, he became a Business Services Design and Development Officer, where he created digital products and resources for the CIPO website on a variety of IP-related topics, that directly supported the National IP Strategy launched by the Federal Government. Since then, he has gained extensive knowledge of the IP ecosystem in Canada and has been active in learning design, outreach, and training to Canadian innovators, creators, and business owners, to support IP awareness and education on a broad scale.

Nicolas is now working as an Intellectual Property Advisor (IPA) for the Ontario Region. He works more closely with Canadian innovators and small and medium-sized businesses to help them increase their knowledge base on IP, as well as strategically consider and leverage IP assets to support their business objectives.