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Title:

515439

Agreement Number:

515439

Agreement Value:

$75,768.00

Agreement Date:

Mar 5, 2025 - Mar 27, 2026

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 legal clinics; Increase access to IP services for SMEs, women, and indigenous innovators; Enable law 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

Additional Information:

Prj end dt chgd 2024/25 to 2025/26,

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 Legal Clinics Program

Program Purpose:

The purpose of the Intellectual Property (IP) Legal Clinics Program is to encourage the development of law clinics within Canadian universities law school, 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 which will enable companies to grow, protect their investments already made, and find new investors.

NAICS Code:

611310