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Upcoming Fundraising Events
Trivia Night in Support of the IPIC Foundation at IPIC2023
Thursday October 12, 2023 Winnipeg MB
Join the Foundation for trivia and games on Thursday October 12. Register early as seating is limited. Additional fee is applicable – proceeds to go to the PTIEF.
Already registered for the conference and want to attend the Trivia Challenge?
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THE PTIEF & IPIC
The Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (IPIC) is the association of Canadian intellectual property professionals, including patent agents, trademark agents and lawyers. Its members also include students, academics and other parties interested in IP law within Canada. The Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (IPIC) is committed to giving back to the Canadian IP community through its Patent & Trademark Institute Educational Foundation (PTIEF). The PTIEF is a registered charity with the main objective of encouraging education and scholarship within the field of IP law. Currently, the PTIEF awards prizes to students or professionals who achieve the top marks in the Patent Agent and Trademark Agent exams each year.
The PTIEF awards annual prizes to students or professionals who achieve the top marks in the Patent Agent and Trademark Agent exams each year.
Edward J. Maybee Memorial Prize for the highest overall mark in the patent agent exam, funded by an endowment from the Maybee family.
Foundation’s Award for the highest mark overall in the Trademark Agent Exam.
Gordon Henderson Fund
The PTIEF administers the Gordon Henderson Fund. Its mission is to promote diversity and inclusion by helping remove barriers to access and offer financial support to deserving individuals from under-represented groups who wish to pursue educational opportunities in the field of IP.
In 2023, IPIC partnered with Indspire an Indigenous national charity that invests in the education of First Nations, Inuit and Métis people for the long-term benefit of these individuals, their families and communities, and Canada. The Gordon Henderson Fund is funding a bursary for indigenous students.
This award is to be distributed to Indigenous students enrolled any Canadian post-secondary institution across Canada [i.e. College, University, technical college or apprenticeship program] pursuing studies in STEM, Industrial Design, Business and AI. A demonstrated financial need will be the primary consideration however, other factors may also be considered such as interest in the field of intellectual property, involvement in and contribution to the community as a whole; and demonstrated academic merit and performance.
Peter McBurney Fund
New to the Foundation in 2023 is the Peter W. McBurney Fund. Peter W. McBurney was a member of the IPIC for 62 years and Past President of IPIC from 1985-1986. In 2015, he became one of the founders of Aird & McBurney, a leading Canadian intellectual property boutique and sister firm to Aird & Berlis LLP where he remained a valued and active colleague until his passing. In addition to his multi-year involvement in the Professional Engineers Ontario and AIPPI, Peter served on the IPIC Board of Directors, for over 7 years.
The goal for the new fund will be to contribute annually to an IP Charity or University research project with a focus on IP. The PTIEF trustees will decide each year which research project or charity to make the donation to, based on input from IPIC staff, the Peter McBurney Award of Excellence Winner, or donors who would have input for consideration by the trustees.