Office Contacts for Specific Enquiries

If you would like to speak to somebody about your file, or there's a specific section of CIPO you'd like to reach, please use the contact information below.

For all other enquiries not listed below, please contact the Client Service Centre at 1-866-997-1936.

Copyrights

For general enquiries, contact the Client Service Centre at 1-866-997-1936.

Person or section: Director, Copyright and Industrial Design Branch
Mesmin Pierre

  • Person or section: Assignments
    Contact Information: 819-934-5218
  • Person or section: Certification
    Contact Information: 819-934-5218
  • Person or section: Formalities
    Contact Information: 819-934-5218
  • Person or section: Registration
    Contact Information: 819-934-5218
  • Person or section: Status
    Contact Information: 819-934-5218

Industrial Designs

For general enquiries, contact the Client Service Centre at 1-866-997-1936.

Person or section: Director, Copyright and Industrial Design Branch
Mesmin Pierre

  • Person or section: Assignments
    Contact Information: 819-934-5218
  • Person or section: Classification
    Contact Information: 819-934-5218
  • Person or section: Examination
    Contact Information:
  • Person or section: Formalities
    Contact Information: 819-934-5218
  • Person or section: Registration
    Contact Information: 819-934-5218
  • Person or section: Status
    Contact Information: 819-934-5218
  • Person or section: Yearly subscription to Industrial Designs data
    Contact Information: 819-953-2191

Integrated Circuit Topographies

For general enquiries, contact the Client Service Centre at 1-866-997-1936.

Person or section: Director, Copyright and Industrial Design Branch
Mesmin Pierre

  • Person or section: Assignments
    Contact Information: 819-934-5218
  • Person or section: Certification
    Contact Information: 819-934-5218
  • Person or section: Formalities
    Contact Information: 819-934-5218
  • Person or section: Registration
    Contact Information: 819-934-5218
  • Person or section: Status
    Contact Information: 819-934-5218

Patents

For general enquiries, contact the Client Service Centre at 1-866-997-1936.

Assistant Commissioner of Patents
Agnès Lajoie

  • Person or section: Allowance
    Contact Information: 819-997-2839
  • Person or section: Classification
    Contact Information: 819-997-3007
  • Person or section: Examination
    Contact Information:
  • Person or section: Formalities and Assignments
    • formalities issues
      Contact Information: 819-994-0045
    • assignments after filing
      Contact Information: 819-997-1950
  • Person or section: Grant/Publications
    Contact Information: 819-997-1214
  • Person or section: Maintenance Fees
    Contact Information: 819-956-7049
  • Person or section: PCT International Receiving Office
    Contact Information: 819-997-0868
    1-866-318-9638
  • Person or section: PCT National Office
    Contact Information: 819-953-7683
  • Person or section: Yearly subscription to Patents data
    Contact Information: 819-953-2191

Patent Appeal Board

For general enquiries, contact the Client Service Centre at 1-866-997-1936.

Acting Chair, Patent Appeal Board
Chris Evans

  • Person or section: Board enquiries
    Contact Information: 819-997-1925
  • Person or section: Patent Agent Exam and Trade-mark Agent Exam
    Contact Information: 1-866-997-1936

Trade-marks

For general enquiries, contact the Client Service Centre at 1-866-997-1936.

Director General, Trade-marks Branch
Lisa Power

  • Person or section: Assignments
    Contact Information: 819-997-2590
  • Person or section: Examination
    Contact Information:
  • Person or section: Formalities
    Contact Information: 819-953-8575
  • Person or section: Journal
    Contact Information: 819-956-8394
  • Person or section: Registration
    Contact Information: 819-934-9278
  • Person or section: Renewals
    Contact Information: 819-997-2590
  • Person or section: Yearly subscription to Trade-marks data
    Contact Information: 819-953-2191

Trade-marks Opposition Board

For general enquiries, contact the Client Service Centre at 1-866-997-1936.

Chair, Trade-marks Opposition Board
Darlene Carreau

Executive Office

For general enquiries, contact the Client Service Centre at 1-866-997-1936.

  • Person or section: Reception
    Contact Information: 819-997-1857

Commissioner of Patents, Registrar of Trade-marks and Chief Executive Officer
Sylvain Laporte

Executive Director
Pierre R. Bélisle

Finance

For general enquiries, contact the Client Service Centre at 1-866-997-1936.

Director, Finance Branch
André Rousseau

  • Person or section:
    • Deposit accounts
      Daniel Charette
    Contact Information: 819-994-2269
  • Person or section:
    • Payment enquiries
      Daniel Charette
    Contact Information: 819-994-2269
  • Person or section: Refunds
    Nathalie Nadon
    Contact Information: 819-994-0884

Intellectual Property Outreach Program

For general enquiries, contact the Client Service Centre at 1-866-997-1936.

A/Director, Information Branch
Marie-Andrée Katia Bertrand

Media Relations

  • Person or section: Industry Canada media relations
    (for all media enquiries)
    Contact Information: 613-943-2502