Approximately 28634 patent applications made available by CIPO in 2024 (89.0% national phase and 11.0% 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 | 7552 | 26.4% | 91.9% | 6944 |
| 2 | GOWLING WLG (CANADA) LLP | 3357 | 11.7% | 91.9% | 3085 |
| 3 | ROBIC | 2151 | 7.5% | 90.1% | 1937 |
| 4 | NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT CANADA LLP/S.E.N.C.R.L., S.R.L. | 1474 | 5.1% | 82.0% | 1209 |
| 5 | BORDEN LADNER GERVAIS LLP | 1321 | 4.6% | 91.9% | 1214 |
| 6 | MARKS & CLERK | 935 | 3.3% | 90.4% | 845 |
| 7 | AIRD & MCBURNEY LP | 694 | 2.4% | 95.8% | 665 |
| 8 | MBM INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AGENCY | 480 | 1.7% | 89.6% | 430 |
| 9 | Faskens | 443 | 1.5% | 93.9% | 416 |
| 10 | OYEN WIGGS GREEN & MUTALA LLP | 432 | 1.5% | 90.0% | 389 |
| 11 | KIRBY EADES GALE BAKER | 418 | 1.5% | 91.9% | 384 |
| 12 | LAVERY, DE BILLY, LLP | 396 | 1.4% | 91.2% | 361 |
| 13 | ITIP Canada | 364 | 1.3% | 86.8% | 316 |
| 14 | TORYS LLP | 344 | 1.2% | 78.2% | 269 |
| 15 | MOFFAT & CO | 291 | 1.0% | 86.6% | 252 |
| 16 | BENOIT & COTÉ INC. | 280 | 1.0% | 93.9% | 263 |
| 17 | LAVERY LAWYERS / LAVERY AVOCATS | 270 | 0.9% | 100.0% | 270 |
| 18 | CPST INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INC. | 267 | 0.9% | 88.4% | 236 |
| 19 | OSLER, HOSKIN & HARCOURT LLP | 242 | 0.8% | 87.2% | 211 |
| 20 | no agent | 239 | 0.8% | 31.4% | 75 |
| 21 | PERRY + CURRIER | 233 | 0.8% | 81.1% | 189 |
| 22 | BCF LLP | 231 | 0.8% | 82.7% | 191 |
| 23 | MacRae & Co. | 204 | 0.7% | 77.9% | 159 |
| 24 | RICHES, McKENZIE & HERBERT LLP | 204 | 0.7% | 84.8% | 173 |
| 25 | CPST INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INC | 178 | 0.6% | 99.4% | 177 |
| 26 | CASSAN MACLEAN IP AGENCY INC. | 177 | 0.6% | 94.9% | 168 |
| 27 | FINLAYSON & SINGLEHURST | 154 | 0.5% | 66.2% | 102 |
| 28 | PIASETZKI NENNIGER KVAS LLP | 151 | 0.5% | 88.7% | 134 |
| 29 | DEETH WILLIAMS WALL LLP | 150 | 0.5% | 83.3% | 125 |
| 30 | BENNETT JONES LLP | 146 | 0.5% | 82.9% | 121 |
| 31 | AVENTUM IP LAW LLP | 144 | 0.5% | 91.0% | 131 |
| 32 | ROWAND LLP | 140 | 0.5% | 60.0% | 84 |
| 33 | WILSON LUE LLP | 137 | 0.5% | 89.1% | 122 |
| 34 | MLT AIKINS LLP | 119 | 0.4% | 83.2% | 99 |
| 35 | MACRAE & CO | 118 | 0.4% | 100.0% | 118 |
| 36 | BRUNET & CO. | 116 | 0.4% | 93.1% | 108 |
| 37 | Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP | 110 | 0.4% | 82.7% | 91 |
| 38 | ADE & COMPANY INC. | 107 | 0.4% | 51.4% | 55 |
| 39 | PERRY+CURRIER INC | 105 | 0.4% | 100.0% | 105 |
| 40 | DEETH WILLIAMS WALL TORONTO | 103 | 0.4% | 100.0% | 103 |
| 41 | RICHES MCKENZIE & HERBERT LLP | 88 | 0.3% | 100.0% | 88 |
| 42 | FIELD LLP | 85 | 0.3% | 95.3% | 81 |
| 43 | BRION RAFFOUL | 85 | 0.3% | 78.8% | 67 |
| 44 | CRAIG WILSON AND COMPANY | 85 | 0.3% | 95.3% | 81 |
| 45 | ALTITUDE IP | 84 | 0.3% | 90.5% | 76 |
| 46 | PARLEE MCLAWS LLP | 80 | 0.3% | 90.0% | 72 |
| 47 | McMillan LLP | 75 | 0.3% | 76.0% | 57 |
| 48 | ANGLEHART ET AL. | 73 | 0.3% | 91.8% | 67 |
| 49 | INTEGRAL IP | 71 | 0.2% | 93.0% | 66 |
| 50 | MILTONS IP/P.I. | 70 | 0.2% | 68.6% | 48 |
Remaining agents are responsible for 2861 published applications (10.0%).
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.