Trademark Agents by volume for 2017

Approximately 59352 trademark applications were filed in 2017. The following table is a list of the top 50 filers (agents) by the number of applications filed in 2017 on the CIPO website.

All numbers are approximate. Firms are listed as they appear on CIPO’s tombstone pages for individual trade-mark applications. Applications filed under the name of an individual agent are not included within the total for a firm.

Some special trademark applications such as extension applications are not included in these totals. Please let me know if you identify any errors or discrepancies.

See lists for 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016.

[Lists generated on March 25, 2018]

Rank Agent Applications Filed Percentage of total applications
1 no agent/in-house 14770 24.9%
2 GOWLING WLG (CANADA) 4625 7.8%
3 BERESKIN & PARR 3084 5.2%
4 SMART & BIGGAR/FETHERSTONHAUGH & CO 2936 4.9%
5 ROBIC 1846 3.1%
6 BORDEN LADNER GERVAIS 1784 3.0%
7 RIDOUT & MAYBEE 1290 2.2%
8 NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT CANADA 1223 2.1%
9 OSLER 1138 1.9%
10 FASKEN MARTINEAU DUMOULIN 1067 1.8%
11 BLAKE, CASSELS & GRAYDON 733 1.2%
12 MARKS & CLERK 668 1.1%
13 RICHES, MCKENZIE & HERBERT 579 1.0%
14 GOUDREAU GAGE DUBUC 560 0.9%
15 BAKER & MCKENZIE 547 0.9%
16 SIM & MCBURNEY 533 0.9%
17 MOFFAT & CO. 508 0.9%
18 CLARK WILSON 459 0.8%
19 MCMILLAN 433 0.7%
20 TORYS 419 0.7%
21 OYEN WIGGS GREEN & MUTALA 393 0.7%
22 MACRAE & CO. 391 0.7%
23 CASSELS BROCK & BLACKWELL 379 0.6%
24 DEETH WILLIAMS WALL 376 0.6%
25 BCF 349 0.6%
26 WILSON LUE 341 0.6%
27 PERLEY-ROBERTSON 330 0.6%
28 MILLER THOMSON 328 0.6%
29 MLT AIKINS 318 0.5%
30 BENNETT JONES 297 0.5%
31 PIASETZKI NENNIGER KVAS 282 0.5%
32 DLA PIPER (CANADA) 278 0.5%
33 MBM INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW 276 0.5%
34 HEIDI JENSEN 273 0.5%
35 COASTAL TRADEMARK SERVICES 260 0.4%
36 SHAPIRO COHEN 249 0.4%
37 NEOMARK LTD. 249 0.4%
38 MILTONS IP/P.I. 243 0.4%
39 JULIE MACDONELL 235 0.4%
40 CASSAN MACLEAN IP AGENCY INC. 227 0.4%
41 SMITHS IP 198 0.3%
42 CAMERON IP 198 0.3%
43 BENOÎT & CÔTÉ INC. 196 0.3%
44 GOODMANS 194 0.3%
45 NELLIGAN O'BRIEN PAYNE 194 0.3%
46 PERRY + CURRIER 188 0.3%
47 NEXUS LAW GROUP 183 0.3%
48 KIRBY EADES GALE BAKER 179 0.3%
49 MILLER IP LAW 176 0.3%
50 MCCARTHY TETRAULT 172 0.3%

Remaining agents are responsible for 12198 published applications (20.6%).

All numbers are approximate. Firms are listed as they appear on CIPO pages for individual applications. Applications filed under the name of an individual agent are not included within the total for a firm.

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