Patent Agents by volume for 2010

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.

Please let me know of any errors or inconsistencies.

See similar lists for 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014.

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.

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