At the 86th Annual General Meeting of the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (IPIC) in Vancouver, Roseann Caldwell was elected President of IPIC for the 2012-2013 term. Founded in 1926, IPIC is Canada's pre-eminent association of professionals who specialize in intellectual property: patents for inventions, trademarks, copyright, and industrial designs. IPIC is committed to the protection and promotion of intellectual property in the Canadian economy.