Approximately 35771 patent applications made available by CIPO in 2023 (82.9% national phase and 17.0% direct filed).
The following table is a list of the top 50 agents by volume of patent applications published or entered national phase in Canada in 2023. 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 | 6656 | 18.6% | 87.8% | 5847 |
| 2 | GOWLING WLG (CANADA) LLP | 4430 | 12.4% | 89.7% | 3975 |
| 3 | BERESKIN & PARR | 2579 | 7.2% | 89.3% | 2304 |
| 4 | ROBIC | 2472 | 6.9% | 85.6% | 2117 |
| 5 | NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT CANADA LLP/S.E.N.C.R.L., S.R.L. | 1919 | 5.4% | 72.6% | 1393 |
| 6 | BORDEN LADNER GERVAIS LLP | 1804 | 5.0% | 86.5% | 1561 |
| 7 | MARKS & CLERK | 1354 | 3.8% | 84.0% | 1138 |
| 8 | AIRD & MCBURNEY LP | 792 | 2.2% | 90.3% | 715 |
| 9 | LAVERY, DE BILLY, LLP | 637 | 1.8% | 87.6% | 558 |
| 10 | MBM INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AGENCY | 614 | 1.7% | 88.3% | 542 |
| 11 | OYEN WIGGS GREEN & MUTALA LLP | 595 | 1.7% | 82.4% | 490 |
| 12 | KIRBY EADES GALE BAKER | 554 | 1.5% | 92.2% | 511 |
| 13 | PERRY + CURRIER | 497 | 1.4% | 86.3% | 429 |
| 14 | FASKEN MARTINEAU DUMOULIN LLP | 476 | 1.3% | 87.6% | 417 |
| 15 | CPST INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INC. | 462 | 1.3% | 85.5% | 395 |
| 16 | MACRAE & CO. | 454 | 1.3% | 78.2% | 355 |
| 17 | OSLER, HOSKIN & HARCOURT LLP | 415 | 1.2% | 77.6% | 322 |
| 18 | TORYS LLP | 410 | 1.1% | 68.0% | 279 |
| 19 | no agent | 407 | 1.1% | 15.7% | 64 |
| 20 | RICHES, MCKENZIE & HERBERT LLP | 390 | 1.1% | 84.4% | 329 |
| 21 | ITIP CANADA, INC. | 389 | 1.1% | 79.7% | 310 |
| 22 | MOFFAT & CO. | 382 | 1.1% | 75.1% | 287 |
| 23 | DEETH WILLIAMS WALL LLP | 331 | 0.9% | 84.9% | 281 |
| 24 | BENOIT & COTE INC. | 309 | 0.9% | 90.0% | 278 |
| 25 | BCF LLP | 286 | 0.8% | 82.9% | 237 |
| 26 | PIASETZKI NENNIGER KVAS LLP | 262 | 0.7% | 83.2% | 218 |
| 27 | CASSAN MACLEAN IP AGENCY INC. | 224 | 0.6% | 88.4% | 198 |
| 28 | RIDOUT & MAYBEE LLP | 220 | 0.6% | 87.3% | 192 |
| 29 | FINLAYSON & SINGLEHURST | 213 | 0.6% | 61.5% | 131 |
| 30 | PARLEE MCLAWS LLP | 210 | 0.6% | 87.1% | 183 |
| 31 | ADE & COMPANY INC. | 203 | 0.6% | 48.8% | 99 |
| 32 | ROWAND LLP | 196 | 0.5% | 38.8% | 76 |
| 33 | AVENTUM IP LAW LLP | 185 | 0.5% | 88.1% | 163 |
| 34 | BENNETT JONES LLP | 180 | 0.5% | 85.6% | 154 |
| 35 | STIKEMAN ELLIOTT S.E.N.C.R.L.,SRL/LLP | 172 | 0.5% | 94.2% | 162 |
| 36 | MILTONS IP/P.I. | 158 | 0.4% | 82.9% | 131 |
| 37 | WILSON LUE LLP | 153 | 0.4% | 80.4% | 123 |
| 38 | FIELD LLP | 137 | 0.4% | 91.2% | 125 |
| 39 | BRUNET & CO. | 133 | 0.4% | 88.0% | 117 |
| 40 | BRION RAFFOUL | 120 | 0.3% | 66.7% | 80 |
| 41 | BURNET, DUCKWORTH & PALMER LLP | 118 | 0.3% | 77.1% | 91 |
| 42 | MLT AIKINS LLP | 116 | 0.3% | 62.9% | 73 |
| 43 | ALTITUDE IP | 107 | 0.3% | 87.9% | 94 |
| 44 | HINTON, JAMES W. | 96 | 0.3% | 35.4% | 34 |
| 45 | DEL VECCHIO, ORIN | 95 | 0.3% | 4.2% | 4 |
| 46 | CRAIG WILSON AND COMPANY | 93 | 0.3% | 94.6% | 88 |
| 47 | INTEGRAL IP | 92 | 0.3% | 92.4% | 85 |
| 48 | NELLIGAN O’BRIEN PAYNE LLP | 90 | 0.3% | 77.8% | 70 |
| 49 | MERIZZI RAMSBOTTOM & FORSTER | 87 | 0.2% | 73.6% | 64 |
| 50 | BLAKE, CASSELS & GRAYDON LLP | 87 | 0.2% | 89.7% | 78 |
Remaining agents are responsible for 2410 published applications (6.7%).
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.