Unlock Your Idea. Secure Your Innovation.
We help Nova Scotia Health Team Members turn their ideas into protected intellectual property.
From idea to intellectual property
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1. Research/Discovery
Research and discovery activities such as systematic investigations or experiments lead to inventions and discoveries.
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2. Invention Disclosure
Invention disclosure is the filling of a confidential document which contains important information relating to your invention or discovery, such as the names of the inventor(s), title of the invention, a description of the invention or discovery, resources used, and more.
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3. Assessment
Nova Scotia Health will evaluate disclosed intellectual property for technical and commercial potential within 30 days of receiving a completed and signed disclosure form.
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4. Protection
Taking steps to protect the intellectual property rights in any invention, including patent filing .
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5. Licensing
A legal agreement that gives someone permission to use a work, under certain conditions, for certain purpose.
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6. Commercialization
The process of bringing intellectual property into a market where it can become beneficial to society. This includes making, using, selling, marketing, and distributing intellectual property.
Who is an inventor?
“An inventor is a Nova Scotia Health Team Member who creates, designs, discovers, invents or authors Intellectual Property”
— Nova Scotia Health IP Policy
