Approximately 35183 patent applications published in 2010 (77.7% national phase, 21.6% direct filed, 0.7% 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 2010. 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/FETHERSTONHAUGH & CO | 6891 | 19.6% | 87.6% | 6038 |
| 2 | GOWLING LAFLEUR HENDERSON LLP | 3553 | 10.1% | 83.0% | 2948 |
| 3 | NORTON ROSE CANADA S.E.N.C.R.L.,S.R.L./LLP | 2366 | 6.7% | 80.5% | 1905 |
| 4 | BORDEN LADNER GERVAIS LLP | 2182 | 6.2% | 81.5% | 1779 |
| 5 | RIDOUT & MAYBEE LLP | 1704 | 4.8% | 72.7% | 1239 |
| 6 | BERESKIN & PARR | 1691 | 4.8% | 79.5% | 1345 |
| 7 | ROBIC | 1401 | 4.0% | 86.7% | 1214 |
| 8 | SIM & MCBURNEY | 1244 | 3.5% | 78.7% | 979 |
| 9 | MARKS & CLERK | 1051 | 3.0% | 84.1% | 884 |
| 10 | KIRBY EADES GALE BAKER | 790 | 2.2% | 86.8% | 686 |
| 11 | GOUDREAU GAGE DUBUC | 742 | 2.1% | 87.9% | 652 |
| 12 | no agent | 693 | 2.0% | 7.5% | 52 |
| 13 | RICHES, MCKENZIE & HERBERT LLP | 627 | 1.8% | 82.9% | 520 |
| 14 | MCFADDEN, FINCHAM | 533 | 1.5% | 39.8% | 212 |
| 15 | MACRAE & CO. | 521 | 1.5% | 68.3% | 356 |
| 16 | TORYS LLP | 481 | 1.4% | 94.6% | 455 |
| 17 | OYEN WIGGS GREEN & MUTALA LLP | 469 | 1.3% | 81.9% | 384 |
| 18 | CRAIG WILSON AND COMPANY | 451 | 1.3% | 44.3% | 200 |
| 19 | MBM | 432 | 1.2% | 94.0% | 406 |
| 20 | OSLER, HOSKIN & HARCOURT LLP | 428 | 1.2% | 89.0% | 381 |
| 21 | FINLAYSON & SINGLEHURST | 390 | 1.1% | 68.5% | 267 |
| 22 | CASSAN MACLEAN | 348 | 1.0% | 89.4% | 311 |
| 23 | BLAKE, CASSELS & GRAYDON LLP | 343 | 1.0% | 72.9% | 250 |
| 24 | MOFFAT & CO. | 334 | 0.9% | 77.8% | 260 |
| 25 | DIMOCK STRATTON LLP | 252 | 0.7% | 74.2% | 187 |
| 26 | BCF LLP | 247 | 0.7% | 81.0% | 200 |
| 27 | FASKEN MARTINEAU DUMOULIN LLP | 247 | 0.7% | 82.2% | 203 |
| 28 | PERRY + CURRIER | 237 | 0.7% | 59.9% | 142 |
| 29 | DEETH WILLIAMS WALL LLP | 232 | 0.7% | 78.4% | 182 |
| 30 | SHAPIRO COHEN | 205 | 0.6% | 71.2% | 146 |
| 31 | BATTISON WILLIAMS DUPUIS | 190 | 0.5% | 44.7% | 85 |
| 32 | MCCARTHY TETRAULT LLP | 182 | 0.5% | 82.4% | 150 |
| 33 | MACPHERSON LESLIE & TYERMAN LLP | 160 | 0.5% | 71.9% | 115 |
| 34 | BENNETT JONES LLP | 135 | 0.4% | 63.7% | 86 |
| 35 | HEENAN BLAIKIE LLP | 124 | 0.4% | 73.4% | 91 |
| 36 | DENNISON ASSOCIATES | 112 | 0.3% | 32.1% | 36 |
| 37 | BENOIT & COTE,S.E.N.C. | 110 | 0.3% | 93.6% | 103 |
| 38 | INTEGRAL IP | 109 | 0.3% | 87.2% | 95 |
| 39 | G. RONALD BELL & ASSOCIATES | 96 | 0.3% | 74.0% | 71 |
| 40 | WANG, PETER | 90 | 0.3% | 52.2% | 47 |
| 41 | STIKEMAN ELLIOTT LLP | 88 | 0.3% | 78.4% | 69 |
| 42 | HILL & SCHUMACHER | 79 | 0.2% | 77.2% | 61 |
| 43 | BROUILLETTE & ASSOCIES/PARTNERS | 72 | 0.2% | 65.3% | 47 |
| 44 | ADE & COMPANY INC. | 71 | 0.2% | 7.0% | 5 |
| 45 | PERLEY-ROBERTSON, HILL & MCDOUGALL LLP | 67 | 0.2% | 79.1% | 53 |
| 46 | LANG MICHENER LLP | 67 | 0.2% | 67.2% | 45 |
| 47 | CAMERON IP | 66 | 0.2% | 66.7% | 44 |
| 48 | MILTONS IP/P.I. | 65 | 0.2% | 46.2% | 30 |
| 49 | NICOLAESCU, SAWYER | 64 | 0.2% | 100.0% | 64 |
| 50 | NELLIGAN O’BRIEN PAYNE LLP | 59 | 0.2% | 71.2% | 42 |
Remaining agents are responsible for 2092 published applications (5.9%).
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.