Helping entrepreneurs and inventors recognize, protect, and commercialize their intellectual property (IP)
The IP Innovation Clinic's mandate is two-fold:
Ignite an Innovative Economy
Helping offset prohibitive costs of IP legal assistance by providing pro bono, one-to-one strategic IP information and assistance to inventors, entrepreneurs, start-ups, and SMEs.
Educate and Empower Students
Preparing law students for the professional world through hands-on, practical experience under the supervision of practicing lawyers.
The IP Innovation Clinic has a dual client-student mandate, which addresses IP literacy and sophistication shortcomings in Canada for inventors and entrepreneurs as well as the next generation of IP professionals.
Our Clients
The IP Innovation Clinic serves a broad range of innovators across various industries and welcomes clients from across Ontario, and Canada, from within the York University community, and beyond!
Our Services
The IP Innovation Clinic operates year-round and offers various forms of IP and commercialization assistance.
Our team creates tailored work plans for each client based on their needs, stage of development, and goals. During a IP Session and Planning Meeting, the supervising lawyer and IP Innovation Clinic Fellow(s) will work with the client to determine and agree upon work plan.
The work of our Clinic Fellows is pro bono aside from a $50 administrative fee.
Our Team
The IP Innovation Clinic team is made up of full-time staff, part-time student coordinators, and law student volunteers working to meet their Osgoode Public Interest Requirement.
IP Innovation Clinic
Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, 4700 Keele Street Toronto, On, M3J1P3
ipinnovationclinic@osgoode.yorku.ca | 437-925-3821