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Title:

515439

Agreement Number:

515439

Agreement Value:

$75,678.00

Agreement Date:

Feb 27, 2025 - Dec 15, 2025

Description:

Scale up Western Intellectual Property and Innovation Legal Clinic's capacity and enhance the clinic's outreach activities

Organization:

Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada

Expected Results:

Improve the understanding of IP by those served by the IP clinics; Increase access to IP services for innovators, SMEs, and equity-deserving groups; Enable univeresity students to learn more about IP; Help businesses get a sense of their IP needs; Facilitate access to the profession that can provide quality IP advice

Location:

London, Ontario, CA N6A3K7

Reference Number:

033-2024-2025-Q4-515439

Agreement Type:

Grant

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Business Number:

108162587

Recipient Type:

Academia

Recipient's Operating Name:

Faculty of Law, University of Western Ontario

Recipient's Legal Name:

Faculty of Law, University of Western Ontario

Federal Riding Name:

London North Centre

Federal Riding Number:

35052

Program:

Intellectual Property Clinics Program

Program Purpose:

The purpose of the Intellectual Property (IP) Clinics Program is to encourage the development of IP clinics within Canadian universities' law and business schools, and foster the development of future IP experts by increasing the exposure of university students to IP issues. The program aims to educate and support individuals and businesses needing free or low cost IP education and assistance; to help innovators develop the means to protect their innovations; and to provide free or nearly free assistance to SMEs'and start-ups enabling companies to grow, protect their investments already made, and find new investors.

NAICS Code:

611310