Background Information

The documents listed below provide more information on the College proposal.

From the consultations with members and from research, some of the concepts expressed in the following documents may have changed. The current proposal is available from the entry page to the College section.

2005 Documents produced by IPIC for comments by members

Legislation to create the College

2004 Documents produced by IPIC for comments by members

Operational details of the College

2004 Public Consultations by CIPO

Link to Discussion Paper and comments received by CIPO
www.strategis.gc.ca/...

[PDF] Additional information provided about the funding and costs of the proposed College

2002-2004 Documents produced by IPIC

[PDF] The Jurisdiction of Parliament and Patent and Trade-mark Agents (June 2004)

[PDF] Privilege and Self-Regulation Briefing Memo (November 2002)

[PDF] Business case for self-governance presented to the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (September 2002)

[PDF] IPIC's response to Industry Canada's discussion paper (February 2004)

[PDF] Information about the funding and costs of the proposed College (February 2004)

1995 - 1999 Initial Reports

[PDF] The Regulation of Patent and Trade-mark Agent Qualifications: Institutional Issues and Options by G. Bruce Doern (June 1995)

[PDF] Report by Gavin MacKenzie on the regulation of patent and trade-mark agents (September 1999)

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