CIPO definition
Examples of CIPO in a sentence
Mail intended for the Industrial Design Office must be addressed to: Industrial Design OfficeCanadian Intellectual Property Office Place du Portage I50 Victoria Street, Room C-114 Gatineau QC K1A 0C9 Documents, information or fees delivered to the above address are deemed to have been received on the actual date of their delivery if they are delivered when CIPO is open to the public (8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (Eastern Time) Monday to Friday).
Documents, information or fees delivered at a time when CIPO is closed to the public will be deemed to have been received on the day on which CIPO is next open to the public.
Accordingly, the filing date of an application filed using online services or facsimile will be the date on which all required information was received by CIPO whether it is open to the public or not.
Documents, information or fees submitted by these electronic means are deemed to have been received on the day on which CIPO receives them (Eastern Time).
If CIPO is closed to the public on that day, the documents, information or fees will be deemed to be received on the day when CIPO is next open to the public.