Industry Canada Work Values

Daily Duties at Industry Canada:

• Lead, directed and supervised the work of sixteen Trade-marks Examiners, planning and assigning work, providing technical guidance, reviewing work during performance or upon completion, evaluating performance and overseeing the training of staff. • Interpreted the Trade-marks Act and regulations, Canadian Intellectual Property Office policies, directives and guidelines and significant court decisions and Trade-mark Opposition Board decisions and provided advice and counsel to Trade-marks examination staff, applicants, trade-marks agents and lawyers. • Communicated with individual applicants, trade-mark agents and lawyers to ensure that decisions of the office are understood and that the appropriate level of service has been provided. Mediated conflict situations between Examination staff and applicants or their agents. • Represented the Registrar and the Trade-marks Branch on various governmental and non-governmental committees, such as those of the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (IPIC) to discuss interpretations of the Trade-marks Act and Regulations and examination practices. • Provided expert technical information and explanations to officials of federal and provincial governments and intellectual property specialists from other countries. • Examined and rendered decisions on contentious or difficult applications for the registration of trade-marks. • Contributed as a member of the Examination Section Management Committee, to the management of the Examination section ; lead or participated in studies and projects related to improving division management and operations ; contributed to Section work and budget planning.

What they like about Industry Canada:

Working in an organization that is technologically advanced, creative, and innovative is critical in your assessment of hiring companies. Less important to you are stability of the organization, the length of time an organization has been in business, and the business' plans for the future. You prefer a fast-moving company that will take risks to achieve its goals and objectives. The length of time the company has been in business is irrelevant. Maintaining status quo is unnecessary. You thrive on change, uncertainty and the upside of potential business risks, especially those associated with innovation. Stability for the long haul is not nearly as important as is working in an atmosphere that is charged with a sense of urgency and constant change.

Tags

Regulatory, Science, Management, French, MS Office

Skills

Regulatory Compliance, Risk Management, Management, Intellectual Property, MS Office, Fluency in French

These are some of the questions we asked our climbers about their experiences with Industry Canada: