Oziel Law is an eligible service provider for ElevateIP and Intellectual Property Ontario (IPON). We help Ontario startups plan, protect and commercialize their intellectual property, with program funding covering a large share of eligible costs.
✓ Eligible ElevateIP and IPON service provider
✓ For Ontario startups and growing companies
✓ We reply within two business days
Tell us about your company and your IP. We'll review whether ElevateIP or IPON could fund your IP work and reply within two business days.
Oziel Law is ranked Tier 1 for Technology Law in Toronto in Best Law Firms™ – Canada (2025 and 2026). Allan Oziel has been recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada™ for Technology Law since 2022.
Funded by the Government of Canada and delivered in Ontario by Communitech with Invest Ottawa and North Forge. ElevateIP supports IP education, IP strategy development, and implementing that strategy, including certain IP protection and commercialization costs.
Ontario's IP agency supports eligible Ontario businesses with IP education, advice and funding. IPON covers up to 80% of eligible costs. Funding limits depend on your tier: up to $25,000 per year for Tier 1 with funding, or up to $100,000 per year for Tier 2, with a $300,000 lifetime cap. Tier 2 clients from equity-deserving groups may qualify for an additional $25,000 per year.
Eligible work depends on the program and your approval. Typical projects include:
Identify what you own, what to protect and where the risks are, with an IP budget and plan your board can act on.
Prior art searches, patent landscapes and patentability reviews before you invest in filing.
Reviews and opinions on whether your product may infringe others' patents, before you launch or raise.
Drafting and filing provisional, regular and international (PCT) patent applications.
Clearance searches, trademark strategy and registrations in Canada and abroad.
IP assignment, licensing, SaaS and NDA agreements, and commercialization planning.
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We review your company, your IP and which program fits, and help you prioritize the projects that matter most.
We prepare the scope of work and quote the program requires for your application or funding call.
Once funding is approved, we deliver the work and the documentation the program needs.
Lawyers and a registered patent agent who help startups plan, protect and commercialize their IP.
Is my company eligible?
Eligibility depends on the program. In Ontario, ElevateIP generally requires a Canadian-controlled private corporation with fewer than 500 employees, headquartered in Ontario, Manitoba or Saskatchewan, that owns its IP in the company's name. IPON supports Ontario-based small and medium-sized companies. We can review your situation on an introductory call.
Can I use ElevateIP and IPON together?
Sometimes, for different projects. IPON funding typically can't be combined with other IP funding for the same work unless IPON approves, so we help you plan which program funds which project.
How much will my company pay?
Under IPON, approved companies cover at least 20% of eligible costs plus applicable taxes. ElevateIP support depends on the stream and the amount approved. We confirm the scope and your share before any work begins.
Do you apply for the funding on our behalf?
Your company applies to the program. We help you identify priority projects and prepare the scope of work and quote the application requires.
When is the next intake?
Intakes and funding calls open periodically. Contact us and we'll let you know what's currently open and how to prepare.
Is Oziel Law an approved ElevateIP service provider?
Yes. Oziel Law is an eligible service provider for ElevateIP in Ontario, delivered by Communitech with Invest Ottawa and North Forge, and for Intellectual Property Ontario (IPON). Your company applies to the program; we help you choose priority projects and prepare the scope of work and quote the application needs.
Tell us about your startup and your IP, and we'll help you find the right program and next step.
Check your eligibilityFunding is not guaranteed and is allocated at each program's discretion. Program terms change; confirm current details with the program. Contacting us does not create a lawyer-client relationship.
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