intellectual property support

• Evaluation of the company's file by an IP expert
• Consulting hours to create a game plan and IP strategy based on the company's needs
• Financial assistance for these steps

You'll pay $3,000 (+ taxes) for a customized IP strategy worth value of $12,000.

• Be supported by an organization (accelerator, incubator), proven by a letter of support (Click to download)
• Have its head office in Quebec and intend to keep its head office in Canada
• Have an established business model based on an innovative product or service
• Demonstrate strong growth potential (business model with scale potential)
• Be in the early stages of commercialization (annual sales of $2M or less)

The creation of an IP strategy takes 12 weeks, and all actions linked to your participation in the service must be completed by March 31, 2026.

All applications will be evaluated by intellectual property experts to ensure the company's eligibility for the service.

A member of our team main will contact you shortly after receiving your application to let you know what to do next.

Visit our Frequently Asked Questions page, attend one of our information sessions held every Wednesday at 11 a.m. or contact a member of our team.

Intellectual property (IP) encompasses all intellectual creations, whether an invention, a logo, a name, software, an artistic work, and so on. When we think of intellectual property, we most often think of patents or trademarks. However, intellectual property is not limited to these subjects, and opens up a whole field of possibilities for the protection of works of the mind. Patents, trademarks, industrial designs, trade secrets, copyrights and many others are just some of the resources available to creators to protect their intellectual property.

Intellectual property is an important asset for value enhancement. It makes a company more resilient and competitive.

Adequately protected intellectual property assets make it possible, among other things, to :

• Protecting a market
• Negotiating an agreement
• Forging new partnerships
• Raising funds
• Buy back

In today's fast-paced economic climate, protecting IP assets should be a priority for all innovative companies from the earliest stages of their development.

The initiative is part of the intellectual property strategy launched in 2018 by Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISDE) to continue supporting the country's innovators, start-ups and technology companies.

Objectives:

• Facilitate the provision of intellectual property support to Canadian start-ups via business support organizations.
• Increase the capacity of the Canadian ecosystem to provide support in intellectual property matters by equipping the teams of business support organizations.
• Enable business support organizations to provide targeted support tailored to the needs of each start-up to help them acquire and maintain their intellectual property (IP) rights.

main does not position itself as an expert in intellectual property (IP). As part of the momentumPI service, the role of main s role is to put companies and support organizations in touch with a pool of intellectual property (IP) experts.

Although all too often overlooked, the question of intellectual property should be addressed right from the start of a business, whether in the choice of a name or in the early stages of product or service development.

Yes, service eligibility criteria include :

• Have a head office in Quebec and intend to keep its head office in Canada
• Have an established business model based on an innovative product or service
• Demonstrate strong growth potential (business model with scale potential)
• Be in the early stages of commercialization (annual sales of $2M or less)

Yes, each application is evaluated by the team mainteam, IP experts and an evaluation committee. If the company can benefit from the service, it can be admitted at any stage (game plan, creation or realization of the IP strategy).

No. If a company is not already supported, it will need to be for the rest of its journey. Once the application has been received, the unaccompanied company will be referred to the best support organizations for its situation. They will need to obtain a letter of support from a support organization in line with this model.

No. If a company is not already supported by a specialized IP firm, it will have to be for the rest of its journey. Once the application has been received, it will be referred to this type of organization during the IP strategy implementation phase.

The time required to complete the various stages of the service may vary according to the progress of the company's intellectual property (IP) activities. However, here is an estimate for the majority of cases.

• Game plan for creating an IP strategy: about 2 weeks
• File evaluation and creation of an IP strategy: approx. 6 weeks
• Implementation of IP strategy: up to 18 months (or until March 31, 2026)

No. To be eligible, expenses must be incurred after the application has been accepted by momentumPI. Expenses incurred prior to acceptance are not eligible for reimbursement.

Thank you for your interest in momentumPI! The aim of the service is to help equip the Quebec coaching ecosystem, through a network of pi experts. If you would like to contribute, please contact us via the contact page.

Yes, we do! You can download the momentumPI presentation in PDF format here.

By agreeing to support a startup, a support organization undertakes to accompany a company in its entrepreneurial steps. These steps include actions to protect IP assets, up to a maximum of 4 hours for each of the components carried out by the company in the momentumPI service (creation of an IP strategy and implementation of an IP strategy). If the company participates in the creation of its IP strategy and then in its implementation, the expected support will be 8 h.

In addition to accompanying the company, the support organization undertakes to collaborate with main to collect the necessary data required for quarterly or annual reporting.