Patent Agents by Volume for 2015

Approximately 33594 patent applications published in 2015 (79.5% national phase, 20.4% 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 2015. 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 5636 16.8% 86.4% 4871
2 GOWLING LAFLEUR HENDERSON LLP 4156 12.4% 83.2% 3457
3 BORDEN LADNER GERVAIS LLP 2176 6.5% 85.5% 1860
4 NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT CANADA LLP/S.E.N.C.R.L.,S.R.L. 1985 5.9% 77.5% 1538
5 BERESKIN & PARR 1638 4.9% 86.8% 1421
6 RIDOUT & MAYBEE LLP 1547 4.6% 80.7% 1249
7 ROBIC 1393 4.1% 84.4% 1176
8 SIM & MCBURNEY 1140 3.4% 76.9% 877
9 MARKS & CLERK 880 2.6% 85.7% 754
10 GOUDREAU GAGE DUBUC 797 2.4% 85.9% 685
11 KIRBY EADES GALE BAKER 627 1.9% 86.1% 540
12 OSLER, HOSKIN & HARCOURT LLP 625 1.9% 75.5% 472
13 OYEN WIGGS GREEN & MUTALA LLP 593 1.8% 78.6% 466
14 no agent 576 1.7% 9.2% 53
15 PARLEE MCLAWS LLP 523 1.6% 92.0% 481
16 CRAIG WILSON AND COMPANY 491 1.5% 64.2% 315
17 TORYS LLP 487 1.4% 87.1% 424
18 MACRAE & CO. 436 1.3% 67.4% 294
19 MBM 405 1.2% 85.9% 348
20 RICHES, MCKENZIE & HERBERT LLP 393 1.2% 80.2% 315
21 FINLAYSON & SINGLEHURST 360 1.1% 78.3% 282
22 BLAKE, CASSELS & GRAYDON LLP 351 1.0% 85.5% 300
23 MOFFAT & CO. 344 1.0% 76.5% 263
24 DEETH WILLIAMS WALL LLP 328 1.0% 80.2% 263
25 PERRY + CURRIER 287 0.9% 73.9% 212
26 FASKEN MARTINEAU DUMOULIN LLP 285 0.8% 76.5% 218
27 CASSAN MACLEAN 239 0.7% 91.2% 218
28 STIKEMAN ELLIOTT LLP 215 0.6% 95.3% 205
29 BENOIT & COTE INC. 211 0.6% 87.7% 185
30 ADE & COMPANY INC. 202 0.6% 44.1% 89
31 DIMOCK STRATTON LLP 199 0.6% 91.5% 182
32 SHAPIRO COHEN LLP 197 0.6% 79.7% 157
33 BENNETT JONES LLP 175 0.5% 62.9% 110
34 PIASETZKI NENNIGER KVAS LLP 171 0.5% 62.0% 106
35 MACPHERSON LESLIE & TYERMAN LLP 168 0.5% 66.1% 111
36 BCF LLP 118 0.4% 86.4% 102
37 INTEGRAL IP 117 0.3% 82.1% 96
38 GOODWIN LAW 113 0.3% 61.1% 69
39 HICKS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW 109 0.3% 87.2% 95
40 PERLEY-ROBERTSON, HILL & MCDOUGALL LLP 102 0.3% 61.8% 63
41 BROUILLETTE & ASSOCIES/PARTNERS 94 0.3% 78.7% 74
42 BRION RAFFOUL 93 0.3% 82.8% 77
43 MILTONS IP/P.I. 84 0.3% 69.0% 58
44 ROWAND LLP 81 0.2% 42.0% 34
45 CAMERON IP 81 0.2% 76.5% 62
46 DENNISON ASSOCIATES 80 0.2% 61.2% 49
47 MCCARTHY TETRAULT LLP 79 0.2% 65.8% 52
48 HILL & SCHUMACHER 76 0.2% 78.9% 60
49 NELLIGAN O’BRIEN PAYNE LLP 61 0.2% 80.3% 49
50 REGEHR, HERBERT B. 57 0.2% 82.5% 47

Remaining agents are responsible for 2013 published applications (6.0%).

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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