Patent Agents by Volume for 2017

Approximately 35174 patent applications published in 2017 (77.5% national phase, 22.4% 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 2017. 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, 2015 and 2016.

Rank Agent Applications Published Percentage of total applications % of applications being PCT # of applications being PCT
1 SMART & BIGGAR/FETHERSTONHAUGH & CO 5555 15.8% 86.2% 4789
2 GOWLING WLG (CANADA) LLP 4009 11.4% 82.4% 3302
3 NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT CANADA LLP/S.E.N.C.R.L.,S.R.L. 2008 5.7% 71.4% 1434
4 BERESKIN & PARR 1865 5.3% 84.5% 1575
5 BORDEN LADNER GERVAIS LLP 1853 5.3% 85.6% 1587
6 ROBIC 1749 5.0% 82.1% 1436
7 RIDOUT & MAYBEE LLP 1567 4.5% 81.7% 1281
8 MARKS & CLERK 1063 3.0% 81.4% 865
9 GOUDREAU GAGE DUBUC 833 2.4% 89.0% 741
10 CRAIG WILSON AND COMPANY 757 2.2% 26.8% 203
11 KIRBY EADES GALE BAKER 663 1.9% 85.4% 566
12 OSLER, HOSKIN & HARCOURT LLP 637 1.8% 78.8% 502
13 no agent 595 1.7% 10.9% 65
14 SIM & MCBURNEY 541 1.5% 69.1% 374
15 OYEN WIGGS GREEN & MUTALA LLP 514 1.5% 78.0% 401
16 PARLEE MCLAWS LLP 503 1.4% 88.7% 446
17 RICHES, MCKENZIE & HERBERT LLP 486 1.4% 82.7% 402
18 AIRD & MCBURNEY LP 483 1.4% 86.7% 419
19 MBM 462 1.3% 84.4% 390
20 MACRAE & CO. 428 1.2% 68.7% 294
21 PERRY + CURRIER 427 1.2% 76.6% 327
22 TORYS LLP 426 1.2% 84.0% 358
23 FINLAYSON & SINGLEHURST 398 1.1% 71.4% 284
24 DEETH WILLIAMS WALL LLP 368 1.0% 72.0% 265
25 BLAKE, CASSELS & GRAYDON LLP 360 1.0% 79.4% 286
26 MOFFAT & CO. 321 0.9% 76.9% 247
27 FASKEN MARTINEAU DUMOULIN LLP 321 0.9% 76.6% 246
28 BENOIT & COTE INC. 291 0.8% 85.6% 249
29 ADE & COMPANY INC. 234 0.7% 35.9% 84
30 BERESKIN & PARR LLP/S.E.N.C.R.L.,S.R.L. 224 0.6% 87.1% 195
31 CASSAN MACLEAN 200 0.6% 80.5% 161
32 SHAPIRO COHEN LLP 190 0.5% 81.1% 154
33 BCF LLP 184 0.5% 79.9% 147
34 NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT CANADA LLP/S.E.N.C.R.L., S.R.L. 169 0.5% 78.7% 133
35 WILSON LUE LLP 163 0.5% 77.3% 126
36 BENNETT JONES LLP 159 0.5% 61.0% 97
37 MLT AIKINS LLP 156 0.4% 60.3% 94
38 PIASETZKI NENNIGER KVAS LLP 150 0.4% 65.3% 98
39 STIKEMAN ELLIOTT LLP 135 0.4% 94.1% 127
40 BROUILLETTE LEGAL INC. 134 0.4% 70.9% 95
41 INTEGRAL IP 134 0.4% 73.9% 99
42 OKIMAW, RICHARD D. 116 0.3% 13.8% 16
43 HICKS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW 107 0.3% 82.2% 88
44 BRION RAFFOUL 107 0.3% 90.7% 97
45 MILTONS IP/P.I. 100 0.3% 82.0% 82
46 NELLIGAN O’BRIEN PAYNE LLP 85 0.2% 81.2% 69
47 ROWAND LLP 85 0.2% 74.1% 63
48 SMITHS IP 84 0.2% 90.5% 76
49 HILL & SCHUMACHER 83 0.2% 80.7% 67
50 G. RONALD BELL & ASSOCIATES 81 0.2% 88.9% 72

Remaining agents are responsible for 2611 published applications (7.4%).

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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