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About Us • Values

The CIPP is committed to McGill’s tradition of cutting-edge research and the Faculty of Law’s openness to different legal systems and cultures in studying intellectual property and innovation systems. CIPP researchers examine not only the laws that govern intellectual property, but the way in which institutions and practices interact to govern innovation systems more broadly. Our aim is to be among the world’s foremost authorities in intellectual property research and policy.

The CIPP is also committed to advancing research that is relevant and responsive to policy needs in Canada and abroad. We achieve this relevance by ensuring that the Centre’s work is empirically-based, open to multiple viewpoints, addresses concrete policy needs in real contexts and is communicated clearly and openly to those who need the information.

The Centre publicizes its research findings through workshops, conferences, and publications. The Centre seeks to maximize the impact of its research by ensuring broad dissemination of its research results with the aim of leaving a legacy of sustained capacity among its partners and the countries and governments with which it works.

The Centre operates in both English and French and in relation to the common law and civil law systems.