Patent Agents by Volume for 2024

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.

Please let me know of any errors or inconsistencies.

See similar lists for 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023.

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.

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