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Who We Are

TIP is an independent non-profit consultancy with experts in developed and developing countries specializing in the understanding, use and management of intellectual property. TIP’s mission is to foster innovation and creativity through the better use of intellectual property and its alternatives.

TIP offers a wide range of services to public and private sector clients from around the world, including advising, training, facilitating public consultation and dialogue and mediation.

Call for Projects

TIP is committed to helping underserved communities around the world improve their understanding, use, and management of intellectual property policies. In order to make this commitment a reality, TIP reinvests a minimum of 10% of its revenues in projects that benefit such communities. As well, TIP works with partners to apply for external funding opportunities. TIP is looking for new projects that fall within our programme areas. If you are interested in TIP’s assistance click here.

Our Work

TIP experts travelled to Huehuetenango in Guatemala to hold a capacity building program aimed at empowering indigenous people in the region. This project was TIP's first Giving Back project, which helps underserved communities around the world improve their understanding, use, and management of intellectual property policies. A summary of the program is available below in English and Spanish.
Protecting Your Knowledge: Building Intellectual Property Capacity in Huehuetenango, Guatemala
Protegiendo Tu Conocimiento: Curso de Capacitación sobre Propiedad Intelectual en Huehuetenango, Guatemala
Briefing note prepared by TIP expert Matthew Herder demonstrates the value of sound intellectual asset management for public-private partnerships.
Public-Private Partnerships: Sustainability Through Better Intellectual Asset Management
TIP experts Tina Piper and Richard Gold prepare a report for Health Canada on how technology transfer practices can optimize health outcomes in addition to yielding other social and economic returns to Canada in light of new genetic technologies (additional related documents below).
Practices, Policies and Possibilities in Licensing in Human Genetics
Licensing for Knowledge Transfer in Human Genetics Research - A study written by Matthew Herder from Stanford University and Josephine Johnston from The Hastings Center
Health Canada Overview
TIP experts advise UNITAID on the legal feasibility of establishing a Medicines Patent Pool targeted at HIV/AIDS anti-retroviral medicines.
Preliminary Legal Review of Proposed Medicines Patent Pool

For more samples of our work click here.