Industrial Designs Information III
Patent
Covers new inventions (process, machine, manufacture, composition of matter), or any new and useful improvement of an existing invention.Prior art
The body of registered industrial designs or other published designs including catalogues, manuals and other publications throughout the world relevant to the application for registration of a design.Proprietor
The proprietor of an industrial design is the owner of the design. This can be the person who created it or who paid to have it created or who bought the design rights from the owner.Publication
Publication of a design is the act of making it public or available for commercial sale or use anywhere in the world.Registration
The granting of formal recognition of an industrial design by the Industrial Design Office. This provides protection against imitation and unauthorized use of the design effective from the date of registration.Representative for service
A person in Canada appointed by the applicant or registered proprietor to receive documents on his/her behalf.Search
The act of searching through registered and published designs in the Industrial Design Office records to verify whether a design is original.Trade-mark
A word, symbol or design (or a combination of these), used to distinguish the wares or services of one person or organization from those of others in the marketplace.
