Webnames.ca to Sponsor 83rd Annual IPIC General Meeting

Webnames.ca is pleased to announce our sponsorship of the 83rd annual meeting of the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada’s (IPIC) taking place in St. John’s, NFL, from September 23-25, 2009. This is the second year Webnames.ca has sponsored the annual event, speaking at the 2008 event about .TEL rules and policies.

Founded in 1926, (IPIC) is Canada’s pre-eminent association of professionals who specialize in intellectual property, including patents for inventions, trade-marks, copyright, and industrial designs.

IPIC has over 1700 members consisting of practitioners in law firms and agencies, sole practitioners, in-house corporate IP professionals, government personnel, and academics. IPIC is deeply committed to the protection and promotion of intellectual property in the Canadian economy.

Keynotes and numerous sessions on patent and trademark issues are scheduled for the two day long meeting. Topics include “Enforcing IP Rights in Canada,” “Competition Law and Patent Litigation,” “Effective Mediation,” among many others. A detailed program of the event can be found on the IPIC website.