Patent Agents by volume for 2007

Approximately 42405 patent applications published in 2007 (73.0% national phase, 23.1% direct filed, 3.9% 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 2007. The actual applications may have been filed much earlier.

Please let me know of any errors or inconsistencies.

See similar lists for 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017.

Rank Agent Applications Published Percentage of total applications % of applications being PCT # of applications being PCT
1 SMART & BIGGAR/FETHERSTONHAUGH & CO 8425 19.9% 82.2% 6923
2 GOWLING LAFLEUR HENDERSON LLP 4143 9.8% 80.3% 3325
3 NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT CANADA LLP/S.E.N.C.R.L.,S.R.L. 3224 7.6% 72.5% 2339
4 BORDEN LADNER GERVAIS LLP 2722 6.4% 76.8% 2090
5 RIDOUT & MAYBEE LLP 1977 4.7% 72.3% 1429
6 BERESKIN & PARR 1807 4.3% 74.6% 1348
7 SIM & MCBURNEY 1580 3.7% 70.4% 1113
8 ROBIC 1580 3.7% 79.6% 1257
9 KIRBY EADES GALE BAKER 1229 2.9% 75.8% 932
10 MARKS & CLERK 1088 2.6% 81.4% 886
11 GOUDREAU GAGE DUBUC 902 2.1% 67.3% 607
12 OSLER, HOSKIN & HARCOURT LLP 800 1.9% 77.6% 621
13 no agent 797 1.9% 8.0% 64
14 RICHES, MCKENZIE & HERBERT LLP 758 1.8% 70.4% 534
15 MACRAE & CO. 736 1.7% 63.3% 466
16 MBM 630 1.5% 86.3% 544
17 FINLAYSON & SINGLEHURST 582 1.4% 62.4% 363
18 OYEN WIGGS GREEN & MUTALA LLP 580 1.4% 73.6% 427
19 TORYS LLP 543 1.3% 90.8% 493
20 CASSAN MACLEAN 454 1.1% 84.6% 384
21 BLAKE, CASSELS & GRAYDON LLP 449 1.1% 68.6% 308
22 MOFFAT & CO. 434 1.0% 70.5% 306
23 MCFADDEN, FINCHAM 370 0.9% 53.8% 199
24 MCCARTHY TETRAULT LLP 349 0.8% 75.6% 264
25 CRAIG WILSON AND COMPANY 344 0.8% 34.0% 117
26 DEETH WILLIAMS WALL LLP 272 0.6% 61.0% 166
27 BCF LLP 257 0.6% 81.3% 209
28 GOWLING WLG (CANADA) LLP 225 0.5% 56.9% 128
29 BENNETT JONES LLP 215 0.5% 60.9% 131
30 WILSON LUE LLP 190 0.4% 80.0% 152
31 PERRY + CURRIER 188 0.4% 57.4% 108
32 DENNISON ASSOCIATES 180 0.4% 48.3% 87
33 DIMOCK STRATTON LLP 177 0.4% 72.9% 129
34 MACPHERSON LESLIE & TYERMAN LLP 168 0.4% 64.3% 108
35 BATTISON WILLIAMS DUPUIS 158 0.4% 27.8% 44
36 SHAPIRO COHEN 145 0.3% 63.4% 92
37 HEENAN BLAIKIE LLP 141 0.3% 93.6% 132
38 FASKEN MARTINEAU DUMOULIN LLP 140 0.3% 61.4% 86
39 G. RONALD BELL & ASSOCIATES 135 0.3% 71.1% 96
40 ADE & COMPANY INC. 103 0.2% 46.6% 48
41 FURMAN & KALLIO 98 0.2% 57.1% 56
42 INTEGRAL IP 96 0.2% 71.9% 69
43 TEITELBAUM & MACLEAN 93 0.2% 74.2% 69
44 WANG, PETER 92 0.2% 70.7% 65
45 PERLEY-ROBERTSON, HILL & MCDOUGALL LLP 90 0.2% 61.1% 55
46 PIASETZKI NENNIGER KVAS LLP 90 0.2% 77.8% 70
47 BARRIGAR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW 79 0.2% 86.1% 68
48 GOODWIN MCKAY 78 0.2% 26.9% 21
49 STIKEMAN ELLIOTT LLP 68 0.2% 70.6% 48
50 HILL & SCHUMACHER 67 0.2% 74.6% 50

Remaining agents are responsible for 2357 published applications (5.6%).

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.

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