Canadian+Intellectual+Property+Office+(CIPO)

**The Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO)** is an excellent resource to learn about the types of intellectual property. Below is an excerpt from their website on the differences between intellectual property types. To learn more about each type of intellectual property, simply click on the link associated with the topic.

Provides protection for a literary, artistic, dramatic or musical work (including a computer program) as well as three other subject matter, namely, performances, sound recordings and communication signals. For detailed information on copyright, please visit the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO)
 * Copyright **

A word or words, a design, or a combination of these, used to identify the goods or services of one person or organization and to distinguish these goods or services from those of others in the marketplace. Please visit our WIki Trade-Mark page at: Trade-marks
 * Trade-Mark **

or visit the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) site for detailed information.

A patent covers a new invention (process, machine, manufacture, composition of matter) and any new and useful improvement to an existing invention. Please visit our wiki Patent page at: Patents
 * Patents **

or visit the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) site for detailed information.

Consists in the visual features of shape, configuration, pattern or ornament (or any combination of these) applied to a finished manufactured article. Please visit our Wiki Industrial Design page at: Industrial Designs
 * Industrial Design **

Refers to the three-dimensional configurations of electronic circuits in integrated circuit products or layout designs. Please visit our Wiki Integrated Circuit Topography page at: Integrated Circuit Topographies
 * Integrated Circuit Topography **

or visit the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) site for detailed information.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">**For information about international copyright legislation, please visit the** World Intellectual Property Organization(WIPO).