# Canadian IP voices A podcast by The Canadian Intellectual Property Office. With hosts Lisa Desjardins (English) and Maya Urbanowicz (French). In line with the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO)’s mandate for intellectual property (IP) awareness and education, this podcast is dedicated to increasing awareness, knowledge and the effective use of IP by Canadians. Canadian IP voices is a podcast series where we discuss tips, tricks and issues, and understand the bigger picture on how trademarks, patents, copyrights, industrial designs and trade secrets work in real life. Listen to real problems—and real solutions—explained by a range of IP professionals and stakeholders across Canada and abroad. Tune in each month for interviews and real life stories with special guests. Produced by CIPO. Podcast disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in the podcasts listed on this website are those of the individual podcasters and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of CIPO. Feed: https://feeds.simplecast.com/Zd3oeWec ## Latest episodes - [Modern IP for Indigenous Entrepreneurs](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1592371633/77c7c3820b2c) (2026-10-20, 26 min): audio https://cdn.simplecast.com/media/audio/transcoded/2417a408-de6a-4417-abcd-29992bbb5c8b/4e91d387-239c-4b03-b1ce-46a2386deb1f/episodes/audio/group/b67054e9-0b9e-44d9-8d74-0acc8813c7ce/group-item/2cbccef2-8eb0-498d-b33c-599f72e138fd/128_default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=Zd3oeWec - [IP insurance: Can startups afford to defend their IP?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1592371633/3e940f17400f) (2026-09-04, 32 min): audio https://cdn.simplecast.com/media/audio/transcoded/2417a408-de6a-4417-abcd-29992bbb5c8b/4e91d387-239c-4b03-b1ce-46a2386deb1f/episodes/audio/group/0495ba74-8519-4161-96a5-a5a210951cd3/group-item/7ae0ada9-4727-421d-a085-e8d4876f7eab/128_default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=Zd3oeWec - [Testing business ideas: Aligning strategy with IP protection](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1592371633/7a75282fe4f9) (2026-06-18, 25 min): audio https://cdn.simplecast.com/media/audio/transcoded/2417a408-de6a-4417-abcd-29992bbb5c8b/4e91d387-239c-4b03-b1ce-46a2386deb1f/episodes/audio/group/31d00b70-b4ae-458b-90b8-1899bd71b87b/group-item/44ba4eef-ae0a-481e-aecb-f3ecdfb0bc52/128_default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=Zd3oeWec - [Managing IP disputes: mediation, arbitration and other solutions](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1592371633/19c9e0de1314) (2026-05-20, 24 min): audio https://cdn.simplecast.com/media/audio/transcoded/2417a408-de6a-4417-abcd-29992bbb5c8b/4e91d387-239c-4b03-b1ce-46a2386deb1f/episodes/audio/group/e69595cf-4be5-4688-afa0-66c155cc24e6/group-item/e80caf0f-dc90-44cf-a950-d32a36f8406b/128_default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=Zd3oeWec - [How the Innovation Asset Collective helps cleantech companies succeed](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1592371633/d5c365490034) (2026-04-13, 32 min): audio https://cdn.simplecast.com/media/audio/transcoded/2417a408-de6a-4417-abcd-29992bbb5c8b/4e91d387-239c-4b03-b1ce-46a2386deb1f/episodes/audio/group/cd7d4070-f454-436e-9f1a-f97d6075fd19/group-item/7a76d28f-00ea-4261-a410-ede0cd2a7d3a/128_default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=Zd3oeWec - [Inside Elevate IP - How Canadian startups can access funding, and IP expertise](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1592371633/0be9a5108a09) (2026-03-17, 22 min): audio https://cdn.simplecast.com/media/audio/transcoded/2417a408-de6a-4417-abcd-29992bbb5c8b/4e91d387-239c-4b03-b1ce-46a2386deb1f/episodes/audio/group/223798b6-6989-4250-a6d6-aba89ded39ba/group-item/74d739a8-e423-4ef1-b324-bd8dad59cc60/128_default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=Zd3oeWec - [Navigating the global ocean of IP—A Black entrepreneur’s perspective on protection and opportunity](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1592371633/60aab255db92) (2026-02-25, 18 min): audio https://cdn.simplecast.com/media/audio/transcoded/2417a408-de6a-4417-abcd-29992bbb5c8b/4e91d387-239c-4b03-b1ce-46a2386deb1f/episodes/audio/group/65a724cc-a44f-4d25-9853-acb8f8b8cabc/group-item/e76c57db-a81a-488c-8c9d-92e7886bd576/128_default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=Zd3oeWec - [Exploring the intersection between IP law and the protection of Indigenous knowledge and cultural expressions.](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1592371633/7f08b677b48f) (2024-06-07, 23 min): audio https://cdn.simplecast.com/audio/4e91d387-239c-4b03-b1ce-46a2386deb1f/episodes/7dc0fbc6-bf76-42af-9a5a-54b585cf7862/audio/6d7173e5-5d2c-40ed-9eac-97249d398041/default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=Zd3oeWec - [How the IP agent profession is regulated](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1592371633/725e51e1360c) (2024-05-01, 26 min): audio https://cdn.simplecast.com/audio/4e91d387-239c-4b03-b1ce-46a2386deb1f/episodes/bd69a14a-17bb-4f9d-b562-95a58d2d0cb5/audio/0b43c574-3324-4a8e-8017-28381ef6786b/default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=Zd3oeWec - [What innovators need to know about the Competition Bureau](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1592371633/3da88deef42f) (2024-04-03, 29 min): audio https://cdn.simplecast.com/audio/4e91d387-239c-4b03-b1ce-46a2386deb1f/episodes/02a3fbe4-ec94-454b-8f88-e8e915b5d2ff/audio/c37de1ae-aee8-45d2-8983-0032d1bf6350/default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=Zd3oeWec - [How does IP fit into the world of scientific research and experimental development?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1592371633/ef01ee36c298) (2024-03-06, 31 min): audio https://cdn.simplecast.com/audio/4e91d387-239c-4b03-b1ce-46a2386deb1f/episodes/6265bedc-d3df-40c7-9411-c6d07ad4f1b0/audio/3340bdc5-461c-4494-adfb-af6b9b0f8ac1/default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=Zd3oeWec - [How is I.P. managed when the government funds you to innovate?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1592371633/3e3495e695e1) (2024-02-07, 24 min): audio https://cdn.simplecast.com/audio/4e91d387-239c-4b03-b1ce-46a2386deb1f/episodes/20c31a1c-db5a-412a-b3ba-491785c9bc33/audio/bee94fe0-fca0-47bc-a1c5-3652044a3ba8/default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=Zd3oeWec - [How to use IP for financing](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1592371633/25def4581728) (2024-01-03, 44 min): audio https://cdn.simplecast.com/audio/4e91d387-239c-4b03-b1ce-46a2386deb1f/episodes/369110f5-cf4d-4e8e-9d37-0cc4c5ca985b/audio/ffa4c314-a796-4f53-abe7-76948c336375/default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=Zd3oeWec - [How do you know what your I.P. is worth?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1592371633/a4e5eb65e5e0) (2023-12-06, 26 min): audio https://cdn.simplecast.com/audio/4e91d387-239c-4b03-b1ce-46a2386deb1f/episodes/b6aa68ae-3fab-4b9d-ad05-1cf3873538f3/audio/23686733-12b4-457f-8cee-7c3b75b18ce7/default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=Zd3oeWec - [How to protect things that aren't formal IP rights](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1592371633/2a7ba957afe6) (2023-11-01, 24 min): audio https://cdn.simplecast.com/audio/4e91d387-239c-4b03-b1ce-46a2386deb1f/episodes/581deb0d-1452-432c-8386-66a204ec815a/audio/4f967d54-2591-4e68-9d0f-3622538d16e5/default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=Zd3oeWec - [How IP saved the Canadian icon Cirque du Soleil](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1592371633/691bb7e95ff8) (2023-10-04, 13 min): audio https://cdn.simplecast.com/audio/4e91d387-239c-4b03-b1ce-46a2386deb1f/episodes/b5836be0-93bd-42a9-b50c-60d93f160475/audio/6e00ad9e-cc09-44d9-bc8c-cc9e45e4ed43/default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=Zd3oeWec - [Why IP is important: Insights from an IP advisor](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1592371633/71001512a4e2) (2023-09-06, 29 min): audio https://cdn.simplecast.com/audio/4e91d387-239c-4b03-b1ce-46a2386deb1f/episodes/9aa6a018-a7fd-4d78-9ba6-22ba64364cc6/audio/ddce3256-f0f1-4587-95e6-d09597b3bfde/default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=Zd3oeWec - [How the unitary patent and the Unified Patent Court work](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1592371633/3d2caf0a157d) (2023-07-05, 26 min): audio https://cdn.simplecast.com/audio/4e91d387-239c-4b03-b1ce-46a2386deb1f/episodes/d97b20f0-5eec-4ec3-b178-41f2889ff672/audio/1666198f-8284-4e5d-b428-afc8b9582d9e/default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=Zd3oeWec - [How to apply for a patent in the U.S. and other countries.](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1592371633/628162adba8c) (2023-06-07, 22 min): audio https://cdn.simplecast.com/audio/4e91d387-239c-4b03-b1ce-46a2386deb1f/episodes/16a7110b-97cd-46b8-985d-d82e83eeb324/audio/3425cd1d-1050-466e-aeff-302a29a064ad/default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=Zd3oeWec - [How not to spend money on bad patents](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1592371633/619aae0983fc) (2023-05-03, 39 min): audio https://cdn.simplecast.com/audio/4e91d387-239c-4b03-b1ce-46a2386deb1f/episodes/ad3d73fe-7565-4948-abb1-943f0af04615/audio/1d8d173b-f65c-4e2a-be2e-d02e7640ad64/default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=Zd3oeWec - [Who owns AI-generated creations (and why you should care)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1592371633/c21b46446728) (2023-03-01, 32 min): audio https://cdn.simplecast.com/audio/4e91d387-239c-4b03-b1ce-46a2386deb1f/episodes/0e5ddbb2-d3da-4569-a3b6-4d5cfe65040b/audio/7231b4f5-a099-46d9-8e43-e04501632e90/default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=Zd3oeWec - [Is your IP future-proof? How to think like an in-house IP counsel](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1592371633/94d77a5f973b) (2023-02-01, 18 min): audio https://cdn.simplecast.com/audio/4e91d387-239c-4b03-b1ce-46a2386deb1f/episodes/2b0141e0-d22e-4a18-8e94-d23f5e58b9f5/audio/e0ed115e-496f-4b6b-80f9-4a1249f2efc7/default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=Zd3oeWec - [How IP rights saved my business](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1592371633/571b85f21a01) (2023-01-04, 13 min): audio https://cdn.simplecast.com/audio/4e91d387-239c-4b03-b1ce-46a2386deb1f/episodes/1c1f149a-72c8-4d08-a2b6-8ab8e24cf9b0/audio/d97ae5a5-245c-4425-b722-954fe3635d0c/default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=Zd3oeWec - [FIFA World Cup special: How FIFA protects its intellectual property](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1592371633/fcfb26a8593b) (2022-12-07, 21 min): audio https://cdn.simplecast.com/audio/4e91d387-239c-4b03-b1ce-46a2386deb1f/episodes/913d15c4-ce79-4733-bbbc-e38c38a5158a/audio/eee3dbcf-c288-4643-81e3-27200085bcd1/default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=Zd3oeWec - [What is the difference between a corporation name, trade name, brand name and domain name?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1592371633/9e15529ef689) (2022-11-02, 24 min): audio https://cdn.simplecast.com/audio/4e91d387-239c-4b03-b1ce-46a2386deb1f/episodes/6c89ef65-b386-461c-bbc4-8e7c9ae96897/audio/14451807-10ed-4c0e-ad21-65c3476d1d43/default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=Zd3oeWec - [How do incubators/accelerators support innovators and their IP?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1592371633/9c8be4ae7b1b) (2022-10-05, 21 min): audio https://cdn.simplecast.com/audio/4e91d387-239c-4b03-b1ce-46a2386deb1f/episodes/4ddf8938-0863-4fe5-a4b4-60d8890f850e/audio/3f72abaa-88e9-48e4-9316-9a2901f60bef/default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=Zd3oeWec - [How traditional brands and IP rights are entering the metaverse](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1592371633/60e0e3f0bc12) (2022-06-22, 21 min): audio https://cdn.simplecast.com/audio/4e91d387-239c-4b03-b1ce-46a2386deb1f/episodes/4f35e3e7-db4f-4abc-ab86-f75c6cee051e/audio/c2a53bf7-778c-4d88-8890-9a39999a150b/default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=Zd3oeWec - [How plant breeders’ rights are protected in Canada](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1592371633/d9b0a888f8d8) (2022-06-08, 32 min): audio https://cdn.simplecast.com/audio/4e91d387-239c-4b03-b1ce-46a2386deb1f/episodes/e73b6ece-1938-4610-9664-fea09ba457ec/audio/865f32f8-77f5-4c9a-b21c-e8ff40ffb891/default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=Zd3oeWec - [Powered by Haloo: How artificial intelligence systems can be used to prepare trademark registration applications](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1592371633/618bf4457a17) (2022-05-25, 26 min): audio https://cdn.simplecast.com/audio/4e91d387-239c-4b03-b1ce-46a2386deb1f/episodes/3bf094fc-c92e-4e98-84e5-6c238c5d6c64/audio/5258188f-98a5-4e70-a336-403e46921f95/default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=Zd3oeWec - [How IP is managed in the academic sector](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1592371633/bac81810f889) (2022-05-11, 24 min): audio https://cdn.simplecast.com/audio/4e91d387-239c-4b03-b1ce-46a2386deb1f/episodes/07d01fff-6430-49fb-a616-44f9a32c8605/audio/64d39f51-70cd-4d93-9b23-e79ab49f4f72/default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=Zd3oeWec - [Best practices for using open source software](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1592371633/9878ccb31a6e) (2022-04-27, 47 min): audio https://cdn.simplecast.com/audio/4e91d387-239c-4b03-b1ce-46a2386deb1f/episodes/fde0e8ca-06ab-4530-95b7-0a201893c1c6/audio/156378da-0b3e-437d-831f-f1f2dac49566/default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=Zd3oeWec - [How to protect training data used in the creation of AI systems](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1592371633/0b512bde0b3f) (2022-04-13, 32 min): audio https://cdn.simplecast.com/audio/4e91d387-239c-4b03-b1ce-46a2386deb1f/episodes/5593d83b-a07b-414c-ab90-97e6105226be/audio/3fd4eac8-4ac1-41b7-8ef1-331cf14a7d8f/default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=Zd3oeWec - [Intangible assets at risk: How to get cyber smart](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1592371633/03853a373c5c) (2022-03-30, 26 min): audio https://cdn.simplecast.com/audio/4e91d387-239c-4b03-b1ce-46a2386deb1f/episodes/04742ea5-ab07-4e2f-99f6-d22cb4e562d0/audio/6480296a-a5c1-457c-92a4-0f81ab1c4ac0/default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=Zd3oeWec - [What exactly is a patent?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1592371633/b01b67df9b9d) (2022-03-16, 28 min): audio https://cdn.simplecast.com/audio/4e91d387-239c-4b03-b1ce-46a2386deb1f/episodes/e483f9e1-b9e0-4b62-9fbd-85dfc16bc167/audio/19b67f77-43eb-4f3c-8e23-f670f9f3c418/default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=Zd3oeWec - [How can a CIPO IP advisor help you with your IP?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1592371633/3ef07692b4ce) (2022-03-02, 18 min): audio https://cdn.simplecast.com/audio/4e91d387-239c-4b03-b1ce-46a2386deb1f/episodes/0ab9b1ad-8dc1-4b99-846c-8d05e7f21a35/audio/7dbd6b7d-bccf-4df5-a0a8-0a5337ee408f/default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=Zd3oeWec - [How to play someone’s music on-site and online](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1592371633/7c98f52c4beb) (2022-02-16, 26 min): audio https://cdn.simplecast.com/audio/4e91d387-239c-4b03-b1ce-46a2386deb1f/episodes/ab96a4dd-49da-4938-8ba6-744daab03a00/audio/003a2352-120f-4739-b851-35fc3740a280/default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=Zd3oeWec - [Intellectual property in the Cannabis industry](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1592371633/d785ace74196) (2022-02-02, 17 min): audio https://cdn.simplecast.com/audio/4e91d387-239c-4b03-b1ce-46a2386deb1f/episodes/c31a92ae-6eb4-4a83-bbf3-727a3aa2d246/audio/86faa663-1bae-4d57-99ce-98e759af2ed4/default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=Zd3oeWec - [Behind the scene: Experiences (and hints) from a patent examiner.](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1592371633/9d4687abb597) (2022-01-19, 14 min): audio https://cdn.simplecast.com/audio/4e91d387-239c-4b03-b1ce-46a2386deb1f/episodes/79f8d271-e76d-4b6f-a54f-9504e4d7079a/audio/70c9c32e-eb9d-4379-863e-573bad2f5529/default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=Zd3oeWec - [How copyright works when we share things on social media](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1592371633/8b112e2c9dbd) (2022-01-05, 26 min): audio https://cdn.simplecast.com/audio/4e91d387-239c-4b03-b1ce-46a2386deb1f/episodes/112ee027-d59a-4a3f-bbdc-219b3e8a6b13/audio/ab907b89-8d19-4356-b8a4-b084294f71cf/default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=Zd3oeWec - [How illustrators help applicants show how an invention works](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1592371633/9505fbbab886) (2021-12-22, 15 min): audio https://cdn.simplecast.com/audio/4e91d387-239c-4b03-b1ce-46a2386deb1f/episodes/db59e1a7-5be4-463b-8c0f-d864b18b8be2/audio/65867cd5-937f-4205-b9a4-033016d21ee5/default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=Zd3oeWec - [How to deal with pirate (fake) copies in the marketplace](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1592371633/4db3dea69187) (2021-12-08, 24 min): audio https://cdn.simplecast.com/audio/4e91d387-239c-4b03-b1ce-46a2386deb1f/episodes/aa8d1fff-a165-4a58-a126-be28d3349a45/audio/02a59167-4163-43d6-8e1f-9bb3323b321e/default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=Zd3oeWec - [How to protect your videogames](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1592371633/e0a6410d02d0) (2021-11-24, 31 min): audio https://cdn.simplecast.com/audio/4e91d387-239c-4b03-b1ce-46a2386deb1f/episodes/9266b042-abcb-44e4-ab7a-55c85829d7bc/audio/17d84a94-359b-42dd-b63f-fe7446c14d9b/default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=Zd3oeWec - [Why use an IP agent?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1592371633/497729c9d6e5) (2021-10-27, 16 min): audio https://cdn.simplecast.com/audio/4e91d387-239c-4b03-b1ce-46a2386deb1f/episodes/565efeb3-2518-4d82-8ec0-cb9bd35e8f1f/audio/c8b700d5-98b1-4b45-9623-6a12a50f387d/default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=Zd3oeWec - [How to stop counterfeit products at the border](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1592371633/da71c4c1ade1) (2021-10-27, 13 min): audio https://cdn.simplecast.com/audio/4e91d387-239c-4b03-b1ce-46a2386deb1f/episodes/97080e69-f783-42d8-8233-d92d8fe32052/audio/f9c99e6a-6e48-47ec-be38-15c8955d4100/default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=Zd3oeWec - [How Amazon and sellers deal with intellectual property rights](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1592371633/edf5618e3228) (2021-10-27, 18 min): audio https://cdn.simplecast.com/audio/4e91d387-239c-4b03-b1ce-46a2386deb1f/episodes/fe835249-b751-4cb2-a0f3-99310afadf24/audio/c171f41e-0ed6-4f98-98a1-8f784a915354/default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=Zd3oeWec - 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