OTTAWA – Innovation, Science and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains launched Canada’s new intellectual property (IP) strategy last week.“Intellectual property is a key component of an innovation economy,” reads the press release. “It helps Canadian innovators reach commercial success, further discovery and create middle-class jobs by protecting their ideas and ensuring they reap the full rewards of their inventions and creations.”(Ed note: We bet the FairPlay Canada coalition is analyzing this announcement closely.)Canada’s IP Strategy will help Canadian entrepreneurs better understand and protect intellectual property and also get better access to shared intellectual property, says the ministry. Canada is a...
