The IP Assist program from the National Research Council of
Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC IRAP) offers
financial assistance and a range of intellectual property and
advisory services to innovative small and medium size enterprises
(SMEs) to help transform their innovations into valuable assets and
to protect their innovations. Partner organizations, such as the
Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (IPIC), are also involved
in administering the IP Assist program.
Broadly, the goal of the IP Assist program is to provide SMEs
with funding for and access to expert IP services, and thereby help
SMEs improve their understanding and utilization of intellectual
property concepts to better support their business strategies.
