Approximately 30488 patent applications made available by CIPO in 2024 (89.5% national phase and 10.3% direct filed).
The following table is a list of the top 50 agents by volume of patent applications published or entered national phase in Canada in 2024. The actual applications may have been filed much earlier.
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| Rank | Agent | Applications Published | Percentage of total applications | % of applications being PCT | # of applications being PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMART & BIGGAR | 7819 | 25.6% | 92.3% | 7220 |
| 2 | GOWLING WLG (CANADA) LLP | 3614 | 11.9% | 92.4% | 3341 |
| 3 | ROBIC | 2198 | 7.2% | 90.1% | 1981 |
| 4 | NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT CANADA LLP/S.E.N.C.R.L., S.R.L. | 1561 | 5.1% | 82.8% | 1293 |
| 5 | BORDEN LADNER GERVAIS LLP | 1363 | 4.5% | 91.7% | 1250 |
| 6 | MARKS & CLERK | 1004 | 3.3% | 90.8% | 912 |
| 7 | AIRD & MCBURNEY LP | 751 | 2.5% | 95.6% | 718 |
| 8 | KIRBY EADES GALE BAKER | 525 | 1.7% | 93.5% | 491 |
| 9 | OYEN WIGGS GREEN & MUTALA LLP | 512 | 1.7% | 91.4% | 468 |
| 10 | MBM INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AGENCY | 491 | 1.6% | 90.2% | 443 |
| 11 | Faskens | 478 | 1.6% | 93.9% | 449 |
| 12 | LAVERY, DE BILLY, LLP | 393 | 1.3% | 91.1% | 358 |
| 13 | PERRY+CURRIER | 368 | 1.2% | 88.0% | 324 |
| 14 | TORYS LLP | 359 | 1.2% | 79.1% | 284 |
| 15 | ITIP Canada | 342 | 1.1% | 86.0% | 294 |
| 16 | MOFFAT & CO | 322 | 1.1% | 88.5% | 285 |
| 17 | LAVERY, DE BILLY, L.L.P. / LAVERY, DE BILLY, S.E.N.C.R.L. | 305 | 1.0% | 100.0% | 305 |
| 18 | CPST INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INC. | 269 | 0.9% | 88.5% | 238 |
| 19 | no agent | 254 | 0.8% | 32.7% | 83 |
| 20 | BCF LLP | 244 | 0.8% | 83.6% | 204 |
| 21 | OSLER, HOSKIN & HARCOURT LLP | 242 | 0.8% | 87.2% | 211 |
| 22 | CPST INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INC | 234 | 0.8% | 99.6% | 233 |
| 23 | riches, mckenzie & herbert llp | 212 | 0.7% | 85.8% | 182 |
| 24 | MacRae & Co. | 206 | 0.7% | 78.6% | 162 |
| 25 | CASSAN MACLEAN IP AGENCY INC. | 194 | 0.6% | 94.3% | 183 |
| 26 | DECODE LEGAL INC. | 190 | 0.6% | 91.6% | 174 |
| 27 | DECODE LEGAL | 177 | 0.6% | 100.0% | 177 |
| 28 | BENNETT JONES LLP | 166 | 0.5% | 83.1% | 138 |
| 29 | AVENTUM IP LAW LLP | 161 | 0.5% | 90.1% | 145 |
| 30 | FINLAYSON & SINGLEHURST | 157 | 0.5% | 66.2% | 104 |
| 31 | PIASETZKI NENNIGER KVAS LLP | 154 | 0.5% | 87.7% | 135 |
| 32 | DEETH WILLIAMS WALL LLP | 152 | 0.5% | 82.9% | 126 |
| 33 | ROWAND LLP | 149 | 0.5% | 60.4% | 90 |
| 34 | WILSON LUE LLP | 146 | 0.5% | 89.7% | 131 |
| 35 | MACRAE & CO | 144 | 0.5% | 100.0% | 144 |
| 36 | BRUNET & CO. | 134 | 0.4% | 94.0% | 126 |
| 37 | SMART & BIGGAR LP | 132 | 0.4% | 100.0% | 132 |
| 38 | MLT AIKINS LLP | 129 | 0.4% | 85.3% | 110 |
| 39 | RICHES MCKENZIE & HERBERT LLP | 125 | 0.4% | 100.0% | 125 |
| 40 | Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP | 122 | 0.4% | 84.4% | 103 |
| 41 | ADE & COMPANY INC. | 110 | 0.4% | 51.8% | 57 |
| 42 | DEETH WILLIAMS WALL TORONTO | 109 | 0.4% | 99.1% | 108 |
| 43 | ALTITUDE IP | 98 | 0.3% | 88.8% | 87 |
| 44 | BRION RAFFOUL | 91 | 0.3% | 80.2% | 73 |
| 45 | CRAIG WILSON AND COMPANY | 88 | 0.3% | 95.5% | 84 |
| 46 | FIELD LLP | 86 | 0.3% | 94.2% | 81 |
| 47 | McMillan LLP | 84 | 0.3% | 78.6% | 66 |
| 48 | ANGLEHART ET AL. | 82 | 0.3% | 93.9% | 77 |
| 49 | PARLEE MCLAWS LLP | 80 | 0.3% | 90.0% | 72 |
| 50 | INTEGRAL IP | 72 | 0.2% | 93.1% | 67 |
Remaining agents are responsible for 3090 published applications (10.1%).
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.