Approximately 35174 patent applications published in 2017 (77.5% national phase, 22.4% direct filed, 0.2% 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 2017. 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 | 5555 | 15.8% | 86.2% | 4789 |
| 2 | GOWLING WLG (CANADA) LLP | 4009 | 11.4% | 82.4% | 3302 |
| 3 | NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT CANADA LLP/S.E.N.C.R.L.,S.R.L. | 2008 | 5.7% | 71.4% | 1434 |
| 4 | BERESKIN & PARR | 1865 | 5.3% | 84.5% | 1575 |
| 5 | BORDEN LADNER GERVAIS LLP | 1853 | 5.3% | 85.6% | 1587 |
| 6 | ROBIC | 1749 | 5.0% | 82.1% | 1436 |
| 7 | RIDOUT & MAYBEE LLP | 1567 | 4.5% | 81.7% | 1281 |
| 8 | MARKS & CLERK | 1063 | 3.0% | 81.4% | 865 |
| 9 | GOUDREAU GAGE DUBUC | 833 | 2.4% | 89.0% | 741 |
| 10 | CRAIG WILSON AND COMPANY | 757 | 2.2% | 26.8% | 203 |
| 11 | KIRBY EADES GALE BAKER | 663 | 1.9% | 85.4% | 566 |
| 12 | OSLER, HOSKIN & HARCOURT LLP | 637 | 1.8% | 78.8% | 502 |
| 13 | no agent | 595 | 1.7% | 10.9% | 65 |
| 14 | SIM & MCBURNEY | 541 | 1.5% | 69.1% | 374 |
| 15 | OYEN WIGGS GREEN & MUTALA LLP | 514 | 1.5% | 78.0% | 401 |
| 16 | PARLEE MCLAWS LLP | 503 | 1.4% | 88.7% | 446 |
| 17 | RICHES, MCKENZIE & HERBERT LLP | 486 | 1.4% | 82.7% | 402 |
| 18 | AIRD & MCBURNEY LP | 483 | 1.4% | 86.7% | 419 |
| 19 | MBM | 462 | 1.3% | 84.4% | 390 |
| 20 | MACRAE & CO. | 428 | 1.2% | 68.7% | 294 |
| 21 | PERRY + CURRIER | 427 | 1.2% | 76.6% | 327 |
| 22 | TORYS LLP | 426 | 1.2% | 84.0% | 358 |
| 23 | FINLAYSON & SINGLEHURST | 398 | 1.1% | 71.4% | 284 |
| 24 | DEETH WILLIAMS WALL LLP | 368 | 1.0% | 72.0% | 265 |
| 25 | BLAKE, CASSELS & GRAYDON LLP | 360 | 1.0% | 79.4% | 286 |
| 26 | MOFFAT & CO. | 321 | 0.9% | 76.9% | 247 |
| 27 | FASKEN MARTINEAU DUMOULIN LLP | 321 | 0.9% | 76.6% | 246 |
| 28 | BENOIT & COTE INC. | 291 | 0.8% | 85.6% | 249 |
| 29 | ADE & COMPANY INC. | 234 | 0.7% | 35.9% | 84 |
| 30 | BERESKIN & PARR LLP/S.E.N.C.R.L.,S.R.L. | 224 | 0.6% | 87.1% | 195 |
| 31 | CASSAN MACLEAN | 200 | 0.6% | 80.5% | 161 |
| 32 | SHAPIRO COHEN LLP | 190 | 0.5% | 81.1% | 154 |
| 33 | BCF LLP | 184 | 0.5% | 79.9% | 147 |
| 34 | NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT CANADA LLP/S.E.N.C.R.L., S.R.L. | 169 | 0.5% | 78.7% | 133 |
| 35 | WILSON LUE LLP | 163 | 0.5% | 77.3% | 126 |
| 36 | BENNETT JONES LLP | 159 | 0.5% | 61.0% | 97 |
| 37 | MLT AIKINS LLP | 156 | 0.4% | 60.3% | 94 |
| 38 | PIASETZKI NENNIGER KVAS LLP | 150 | 0.4% | 65.3% | 98 |
| 39 | STIKEMAN ELLIOTT LLP | 135 | 0.4% | 94.1% | 127 |
| 40 | BROUILLETTE LEGAL INC. | 134 | 0.4% | 70.9% | 95 |
| 41 | INTEGRAL IP | 134 | 0.4% | 73.9% | 99 |
| 42 | OKIMAW, RICHARD D. | 116 | 0.3% | 13.8% | 16 |
| 43 | HICKS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW | 107 | 0.3% | 82.2% | 88 |
| 44 | BRION RAFFOUL | 107 | 0.3% | 90.7% | 97 |
| 45 | MILTONS IP/P.I. | 100 | 0.3% | 82.0% | 82 |
| 46 | NELLIGAN O’BRIEN PAYNE LLP | 85 | 0.2% | 81.2% | 69 |
| 47 | ROWAND LLP | 85 | 0.2% | 74.1% | 63 |
| 48 | SMITHS IP | 84 | 0.2% | 90.5% | 76 |
| 49 | HILL & SCHUMACHER | 83 | 0.2% | 80.7% | 67 |
| 50 | G. RONALD BELL & ASSOCIATES | 81 | 0.2% | 88.9% | 72 |
Remaining agents are responsible for 2611 published applications (7.4%).
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.