Patent Agents by Volume for 2016

Approximately 34433 patent applications published in 2016 (78.0% national phase, 21.8% 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 2016. 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, 2014 and 2015.

Rank Agent Applications Published Percentage of total applications % of applications being PCT # of applications being PCT
1 SMART & BIGGAR/FETHERSTONHAUGH & CO 5880 17.1% 85.4% 5019
2 GOWLING WLG (CANADA) LLP 4131 12.0% 79.3% 3277
3 NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT CANADA LLP/S.E.N.C.R.L.,S.R.L. 2177 6.3% 74.8% 1628
4 BORDEN LADNER GERVAIS LLP 1898 5.5% 83.7% 1589
5 BERESKIN & PARR 1748 5.1% 83.4% 1458
6 RIDOUT & MAYBEE LLP 1725 5.0% 80.0% 1380
7 ROBIC 1526 4.4% 85.9% 1311
8 MARKS & CLERK 944 2.7% 81.5% 769
9 GOUDREAU GAGE DUBUC 823 2.4% 90.5% 745
10 KIRBY EADES GALE BAKER 764 2.2% 87.0% 665
11 OSLER, HOSKIN & HARCOURT LLP 631 1.8% 76.1% 480
12 CRAIG WILSON AND COMPANY 623 1.8% 50.1% 312
13 no agent 619 1.8% 7.9% 49
14 OYEN WIGGS GREEN & MUTALA LLP 560 1.6% 78.8% 441
15 PARLEE MCLAWS LLP 543 1.6% 87.3% 474
16 SIM & MCBURNEY 508 1.5% 78.5% 399
17 AIRD & MCBURNEY LP 488 1.4% 81.6% 398
18 RICHES, MCKENZIE & HERBERT LLP 459 1.3% 84.3% 387
19 MBM 436 1.3% 88.8% 387
20 MACRAE & CO. 389 1.1% 69.4% 270
21 TORYS LLP 385 1.1% 96.9% 373
22 PERRY + CURRIER 367 1.1% 77.1% 283
23 BLAKE, CASSELS & GRAYDON LLP 352 1.0% 86.1% 303
24 FINLAYSON & SINGLEHURST 352 1.0% 80.4% 283
25 FASKEN MARTINEAU DUMOULIN LLP 303 0.9% 74.3% 225
26 MOFFAT & CO. 301 0.9% 72.4% 218
27 BENOIT & COTE INC. 266 0.8% 80.1% 213
28 DEETH WILLIAMS WALL LLP 257 0.7% 76.3% 196
29 ADE & COMPANY INC. 250 0.7% 33.6% 84
30 CASSAN MACLEAN 250 0.7% 89.2% 223
31 BENNETT JONES LLP 205 0.6% 59.0% 121
32 SHAPIRO COHEN LLP 195 0.6% 84.6% 165
33 PIASETZKI NENNIGER KVAS LLP 182 0.5% 61.5% 112
34 WILSON LUE LLP 155 0.5% 86.5% 134
35 BCF LLP 153 0.4% 85.0% 130
36 INTEGRAL IP 131 0.4% 61.8% 81
37 STIKEMAN ELLIOTT LLP 129 0.4% 91.5% 118
38 MILTONS IP/P.I. 98 0.3% 80.6% 79
39 BRION RAFFOUL 96 0.3% 69.8% 67
40 HICKS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW 96 0.3% 86.5% 83
41 HILL & SCHUMACHER 93 0.3% 68.8% 64
42 MCCARTHY TETRAULT LLP 87 0.3% 66.7% 58
43 CAMERON IP 83 0.2% 81.9% 68
44 PERLEY-ROBERTSON, HILL & MCDOUGALL LLP 80 0.2% 66.2% 53
45 DENNISON ASSOCIATES 74 0.2% 50.0% 37
46 FURMAN IP LAW & STRATEGY PC 73 0.2% 50.7% 37
47 ROWAND LLP 71 0.2% 63.4% 45
48 MLT AIKINS LLP 68 0.2% 57.4% 39
49 OKIMAW, RICHARD D. 65 0.2% 18.5% 12
50 MERIZZI RAMSBOTTOM & FORSTER 64 0.2% 79.7% 51

Remaining agents are responsible for 2280 published applications (6.6%).

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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