Approximately 35149 patent applications made available by CIPO in 2020 (78.5% national phase and 21.5% direct filed).
The following table is a list of the top 60 agents by volume of patent applications published or entered national phase in Canada in 2020. 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 | 5658 | 16.1% | 86.2% | 4876 |
| 2 | GOWLING WLG (CANADA) LLP | 4282 | 12.2% | 83.8% | 3589 |
| 3 | NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT CANADA LLP/S.E.N.C.R.L.,S.R.L. | 2175 | 6.2% | 66.0% | 1435 |
| 4 | BERESKIN & PARR | 2130 | 6.1% | 86.1% | 1833 |
| 5 | ROBIC | 1904 | 5.4% | 80.6% | 1534 |
| 6 | BORDEN LADNER GERVAIS LLP | 1813 | 5.2% | 85.2% | 1544 |
| 7 | RIDOUT & MAYBEE LLP | 1764 | 5.0% | 82.4% | 1454 |
| 8 | MARKS & CLERK | 1360 | 3.9% | 79.3% | 1078 |
| 9 | KIRBY EADES GALE BAKER | 710 | 2.0% | 87.9% | 624 |
| 10 | no agent | 702 | 2.0% | 10.7% | 75 |
| 11 | AIRD & MCBURNEY LP | 700 | 2.0% | 87.6% | 613 |
| 12 | LAVERY, DE BILLY, LLP | 690 | 2.0% | 88.3% | 609 |
| 13 | OYEN WIGGS GREEN & MUTALA LLP | 564 | 1.6% | 84.4% | 476 |
| 14 | FASKEN MARTINEAU DUMOULIN LLP | 485 | 1.4% | 81.6% | 396 |
| 15 | OSLER, HOSKIN & HARCOURT LLP | 477 | 1.4% | 78.6% | 375 |
| 16 | MACRAE & CO. | 457 | 1.3% | 74.6% | 341 |
| 17 | MBM | 452 | 1.3% | 83.0% | 375 |
| 18 | TORYS LLP | 430 | 1.2% | 77.2% | 332 |
| 19 | MOFFAT & CO. | 422 | 1.2% | 77.0% | 325 |
| 20 | RICHES, MCKENZIE & HERBERT LLP | 403 | 1.1% | 87.1% | 351 |
| 21 | PERRY + CURRIER | 366 | 1.0% | 76.0% | 278 |
| 22 | FINLAYSON & SINGLEHURST | 342 | 1.0% | 79.2% | 271 |
| 23 | BCF LLP | 277 | 0.8% | 72.6% | 201 |
| 24 | DEETH WILLIAMS WALL LLP | 276 | 0.8% | 85.5% | 236 |
| 25 | CPST INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INC. | 254 | 0.7% | 90.9% | 231 |
| 26 | PARLEE MCLAWS LLP | 229 | 0.7% | 81.2% | 186 |
| 27 | ADE & COMPANY INC. | 212 | 0.6% | 44.8% | 95 |
| 28 | BENOIT & COTE INC. | 190 | 0.5% | 85.3% | 162 |
| 29 | ROWAND LLP | 184 | 0.5% | 33.7% | 62 |
| 30 | CASSAN MACLEAN IP AGENCY INC. | 184 | 0.5% | 87.5% | 161 |
| 31 | PIASETZKI NENNIGER KVAS LLP | 182 | 0.5% | 67.6% | 123 |
| 32 | AVENTUM IP LAW LLP | 181 | 0.5% | 85.6% | 155 |
| 33 | HICKS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW | 166 | 0.5% | 86.1% | 143 |
| 34 | BENNETT JONES LLP | 159 | 0.5% | 67.3% | 107 |
| 35 | BLAKE, CASSELS & GRAYDON LLP | 153 | 0.4% | 69.3% | 106 |
| 36 | WILSON LUE LLP | 150 | 0.4% | 84.0% | 126 |
| 37 | CRAIG WILSON AND COMPANY | 141 | 0.4% | 74.5% | 105 |
| 38 | MLT AIKINS LLP | 140 | 0.4% | 65.7% | 92 |
| 39 | MILTONS IP/P.I. | 129 | 0.4% | 80.6% | 104 |
| 40 | BRION RAFFOUL | 117 | 0.3% | 76.1% | 89 |
| 41 | BLANEY MCMURTRY LLP | 116 | 0.3% | 81.9% | 95 |
| 42 | INTEGRAL IP | 104 | 0.3% | 91.3% | 95 |
| 43 | STIKEMAN ELLIOTT LLP | 101 | 0.3% | 93.1% | 94 |
| 44 | SMITHS IP | 99 | 0.3% | 79.8% | 79 |
| 45 | BRUNET & CO. | 97 | 0.3% | 87.6% | 85 |
| 46 | OKIMAW, RICHARD D. | 93 | 0.3% | 12.9% | 12 |
| 47 | HILL & SCHUMACHER | 91 | 0.3% | 82.4% | 75 |
| 48 | BROUILLETTE LEGAL INC. | 90 | 0.3% | 72.2% | 65 |
| 49 | C6 PATENT GROUP INCORPORATED, OPERATING AS THE “CARBON PATENT GROUP” | 90 | 0.3% | 94.4% | 85 |
| 50 | MERIZZI RAMSBOTTOM & FORSTER | 80 | 0.2% | 63.8% | 51 |
| 51 | PERLEY-ROBERTSON, HILL & MCDOUGALL LLP | 78 | 0.2% | 79.5% | 62 |
| 52 | FURMAN IP LAW & STRATEGY PC | 70 | 0.2% | 37.1% | 26 |
| 53 | BURNET, DUCKWORTH & PALMER LLP | 69 | 0.2% | 60.9% | 42 |
| 54 | MCCARTHY TETRAULT LLP | 68 | 0.2% | 70.6% | 48 |
| 55 | MILLMAN IP INC. | 63 | 0.2% | 82.5% | 52 |
| 56 | HINTON, JAMES W. | 59 | 0.2% | 35.6% | 21 |
| 57 | NELLIGAN O’BRIEN PAYNE LLP | 58 | 0.2% | 89.7% | 52 |
| 58 | ELAN IP INC. | 58 | 0.2% | 74.1% | 43 |
| 59 | PRAXIS | 58 | 0.2% | 75.9% | 44 |
| 60 | DLA PIPER (CANADA) LLP | 54 | 0.2% | 35.2% | 19 |
Remaining agents are responsible for 1943 published applications (5.5%).
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.