Trademark Agents by volume for 2016

Approximately 55390 trademark applications were filed in 2016. The following table is a list of the top 50 filers (agents) by the number of applications filed in 2016 on the CIPO website.

All numbers are approximate. Firms are listed as they appear on CIPO’s tombstone pages for individual trade-mark applications. Applications filed under the name of an individual agent are not included within the total for a firm.

Some special trademark applications such as extension applications are not included in these totals. Please let me know if you identify any errors or discrepancies.

See lists for 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015.

[Lists generated on February 2, 2017]

Rank Agent Applications Filed Percentage of total applications
1 no agent/in-house 13210 23.8%
2 GOWLING WLG (CANADA) 4643 8.4%
3 SMART & BIGGAR/FETHERSTONHAUGH & CO 3046 5.5%
4 BERESKIN & PARR 2696 4.9%
5 ROBIC 1760 3.2%
6 BORDEN LADNER GERVAIS 1721 3.1%
7 RIDOUT & MAYBEE 1376 2.5%
8 NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT CANADA 1187 2.1%
9 FASKEN MARTINEAU DUMOULIN 1024 1.8%
10 OSLER 943 1.7%
11 GOUDREAU GAGE DUBUC 660 1.2%
12 MARKS & CLERK 648 1.2%
13 RICHES, MCKENZIE & HERBERT 620 1.1%
14 SIM & MCBURNEY 533 1.0%
15 BAKER & MCKENZIE 533 1.0%
16 MOFFAT & CO. 523 0.9%
17 BLAKE, CASSELS & GRAYDON 497 0.9%
18 OYEN WIGGS GREEN & MUTALA 481 0.9%
19 MCMILLAN 424 0.8%
20 DEETH WILLIAMS WALL 388 0.7%
21 MBM INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW 384 0.7%
22 MACRAE & CO. 382 0.7%
23 TORYS 367 0.7%
24 CLARK WILSON 352 0.6%
25 BENNETT JONES 336 0.6%
26 SHAPIRO COHEN 320 0.6%
27 CASSELS BROCK & BLACKWELL 310 0.6%
28 COASTAL TRADEMARK SERVICES 290 0.5%
29 BCF 282 0.5%
30 DLA PIPER (CANADA) 272 0.5%
31 LOW MURCHISON RADNOFF 270 0.5%
32 PERLEY-ROBERTSON 253 0.5%
33 MILLER THOMSON 247 0.4%
34 CABINET JURIDIQUE ST. LAWRENCE 238 0.4%
35 HEIDI JENSEN 220 0.4%
36 GOODMANS 205 0.4%
37 CASSAN MACLEAN 202 0.4%
38 CHANTAL ST. DENIS 201 0.4%
39 PIASETZKI NENNIGER KVAS 200 0.4%
40 MCCARTHY TETRAULT 198 0.4%
41 WILSON LUE 194 0.4%
42 MILTONS IP/P.I. 190 0.3%
43 KIRBY EADES GALE BAKER 188 0.3%
44 PAULA CLANCY 181 0.3%
45 CLAUDETTE DAGENAIS 180 0.3%
46 PERRY + CURRIER 177 0.3%
47 MLT AIKINS 176 0.3%
48 NELLIGAN O'BRIEN PAYNE 165 0.3%
49 CHITIZ PATHAK 160 0.3%
50 NEOMARK LTD. 148 0.3%

Remaining agents are responsible for 11189 published applications (20.2%).

All numbers are approximate. Firms are listed as they appear on CIPO pages for individual applications. Applications filed under the name of an individual agent are not included within the total for a firm.

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