Approximately 36048 patent applications published in 2019 (79.0% national phase, 20.9% direct filed, 0.1% divisionals).
The following table is a list of the top 50 agents by volume of patent applications published or entered national phase in Canada in 2019. The actual applications may have been filed much earlier.
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| Rank | Agent | Applications Published | Percentage of total applications | % of applications being PCT | # of applications being PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMART & BIGGAR | 5707 | 15.8% | 86.2% | 4918 |
| 2 | GOWLING WLG (CANADA) LLP | 4381 | 12.2% | 84.1% | 3683 |
| 3 | BERESKIN & PARR | 2159 | 6.0% | 84.5% | 1825 |
| 4 | NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT CANADA LLP/S.E.N.C.R.L.,S.R.L. | 2062 | 5.7% | 70.9% | 1461 |
| 5 | BORDEN LADNER GERVAIS LLP | 2000 | 5.5% | 84.5% | 1690 |
| 6 | ROBIC | 1993 | 5.5% | 81.8% | 1631 |
| 7 | RIDOUT & MAYBEE LLP | 1826 | 5.1% | 82.4% | 1504 |
| 8 | MARKS & CLERK | 1526 | 4.2% | 77.5% | 1182 |
| 9 | LAVERY, DE BILLY, LLP | 837 | 2.3% | 87.1% | 729 |
| 10 | KIRBY EADES GALE BAKER | 787 | 2.2% | 85.1% | 670 |
| 11 | AIRD & MCBURNEY LP | 651 | 1.8% | 86.6% | 564 |
| 12 | OYEN WIGGS GREEN & MUTALA LLP | 598 | 1.7% | 83.3% | 498 |
| 13 | RICHES, MCKENZIE & HERBERT LLP | 591 | 1.6% | 88.3% | 522 |
| 14 | no agent | 583 | 1.6% | 6.7% | 39 |
| 15 | OSLER, HOSKIN & HARCOURT LLP | 506 | 1.4% | 80.6% | 408 |
| 16 | MBM | 482 | 1.3% | 84.6% | 408 |
| 17 | DEETH WILLIAMS WALL LLP | 401 | 1.1% | 86.8% | 348 |
| 18 | FINLAYSON & SINGLEHURST | 399 | 1.1% | 81.2% | 324 |
| 19 | MACRAE & CO. | 390 | 1.1% | 79.5% | 310 |
| 20 | FASKEN MARTINEAU DUMOULIN LLP | 385 | 1.1% | 79.0% | 304 |
| 21 | PERRY + CURRIER | 384 | 1.1% | 76.0% | 292 |
| 22 | BLAKE, CASSELS & GRAYDON LLP | 359 | 1.0% | 81.6% | 293 |
| 23 | MOFFAT & CO. | 350 | 1.0% | 73.1% | 256 |
| 24 | PARLEE MCLAWS LLP | 306 | 0.8% | 81.7% | 250 |
| 25 | CRAIG WILSON AND COMPANY | 297 | 0.8% | 48.5% | 144 |
| 26 | TORYS LLP | 276 | 0.8% | 91.3% | 252 |
| 27 | BCF LLP | 256 | 0.7% | 80.5% | 206 |
| 28 | ADE & COMPANY INC. | 246 | 0.7% | 32.9% | 81 |
| 29 | CASSAN MACLEAN IP AGENCY INC. | 246 | 0.7% | 89.4% | 220 |
| 30 | BENNETT JONES LLP | 223 | 0.6% | 74.4% | 166 |
| 31 | BENOIT & COTE INC. | 190 | 0.5% | 84.7% | 161 |
| 32 | AVENTUM IP LAW LLP | 177 | 0.5% | 86.4% | 153 |
| 33 | MLT AIKINS LLP | 159 | 0.4% | 65.4% | 104 |
| 34 | PIASETZKI NENNIGER KVAS LLP | 158 | 0.4% | 70.9% | 112 |
| 35 | MILTONS IP/P.I. | 157 | 0.4% | 70.1% | 110 |
| 36 | HICKS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW | 141 | 0.4% | 91.5% | 129 |
| 37 | WILSON LUE LLP | 133 | 0.4% | 82.0% | 109 |
| 38 | OKIMAW, RICHARD D. | 127 | 0.4% | 12.6% | 16 |
| 39 | ROWAND LLP | 126 | 0.3% | 42.1% | 53 |
| 40 | BRION RAFFOUL | 121 | 0.3% | 80.2% | 97 |
| 41 | STIKEMAN ELLIOTT LLP | 109 | 0.3% | 89.9% | 98 |
| 42 | INTEGRAL IP | 107 | 0.3% | 85.0% | 91 |
| 43 | SMITHS IP | 106 | 0.3% | 81.1% | 86 |
| 44 | BROUILLETTE LEGAL INC. | 99 | 0.3% | 79.8% | 79 |
| 45 | BLANEY MCMURTRY LLP | 94 | 0.3% | 89.4% | 84 |
| 46 | CAMERON IP | 86 | 0.2% | 61.6% | 53 |
| 47 | MERIZZI RAMSBOTTOM & FORSTER | 81 | 0.2% | 56.8% | 46 |
| 48 | PERLEY-ROBERTSON, HILL & MCDOUGALL LLP | 76 | 0.2% | 64.5% | 49 |
| 49 | HILL & SCHUMACHER | 72 | 0.2% | 87.5% | 63 |
| 50 | PRAXIS | 69 | 0.2% | 81.2% | 56 |
Remaining agents are responsible for 2453 published applications (6.8%).
All numbers are approximate. Firms are listed as they appear on CIPO’s tombstone pages for individual patents/patent applications. Applications filed under the name of an individual agent are not included within the total for a firm. Click on a column heading to sort.