Invest Ottawa, through the ElevateIP program, is collaborating with IAC to deliver the Drive Value with IP workshop for cleantech startups.

Drive Value with IP underscores the critical role of prioritizing IP ownership to accelerate growth, attract investors, and enhance competitiveness for cleantech startups. It emphasizes how a well-crafted IP strategy can differentiate your business from competitors and secure key advantages, such as government contracts and industry partnerships. By strategically managing and protecting your IP, you can position your innovations for long-term success in global markets, ensuring your company stands out and thrives.

Whether you’re an early-stage or experienced cleantech founder, this workshop is designed for you. Recognizing that every company’s IP needs are unique, we’re offering complimentary 1-on-1 sessions with IAC team members after the event. These sessions will be available on a first-come, first-served basis.

About IAC

Innovation Asset Collective (IAC) is a not-for-profit, membership-based organization funded by the Government of Canada. IAC empowers SMEs to grow systematically with resources that increase their freedom to operate (FTO) and create capacity to implement IP strategies. This allows Canadian business to scale and gain commercial success in global markets.

Established in 2019, IAC focuses on empowering members to align their IP strategy to commercial goals. Members can access a comprehensive suite of resources including a growing patent portfolio, IP insurance, upskilling resources, toolkits, and funding.

With over 200 members, IAC is dedicated to enhancing Canadian SMEs’ global market access by mitigating IP-related risks and fostering strategic IP ownership positions, with the support of a team of world-renowned IP experts.

IAC resources:

• IP Funding in the form of credits and grants to help secure IP assets and service providers.
• IP insurance to help mitigate the cost of litigation and enforce your IP rights. IAC’s base plan provides $1M in defensive coverage and $500K in IP enforcement coverage.
• IP Upskilling to provide a tailored path to strengthen your organization’s IP knowledge and strategy, drawing from our extensive library of over 70 modules and toolkits.
• IP Intelligence to help understand the patent landscape in relevant cleantech sectors. IAC’s IP intelligence reports cover 9 sectors relevant to our members and 3 more are coming this year.
• Patent Portfolio to help mitigate risks due to infringement claims. IAC’s Patent Portfolio currently has 165 patents from 74 families across US, Europe, Japan, China, South Korea, and India.

Invest Ottawa is an ElevateIP Recipient: a national program of Innovation, Science and Economic Development in Canada, leading in intellectual property support for startups in Ontario.