The following are monthly statistics that present the volume of inputs, outputs, and number of files in inventory for patents, trademarks and industrial designs. In addition to the corporate statistics published in our annual report, these monthly statistics may be of interest to IP professionals and other IP stakeholders.
| March 2018 | Year-to-date
(April 2017 – March 2018) |
| Patents |
| Applications filed | 3,306 | 36,618 |
| Inventory (Requests for Examination (RE) awaiting 1st action) | 22,203 | n/a |
| Granted | 2,018 | 24,370 |
| Trademarks |
| Applications filed | 5,344 | 60,088 |
| Inventory (From Filed to 1st Action) | 54,619 | n/a |
| Approvals | 3,279 | 29,675 |
| Registrations | 1,910 | 26,214 |
| Industrial Designs |
| Applications filed | 664 | 6,676 |
| Inventory | 6,865 | n/a |
| Allowances | 424 | 5,231 |
Q4 - (2017-2018) | January | February | March | Q4 |
| Patents |
| Applications filed | 3,665 | 2,741 | 3,306 | 9,712 |
| Inventory (Requests for Examination (RE) awaiting 1st action) | 22,229 | 22,027 | 22,203 | n/a |
| Granted | 2,021 | 1,841 | 2,018 | 5,880 |
| Trademarks |
| Applications filed | 4,606 | 5,032 | 5,344 | 14,982 |
| Inventory (From Filed to 1st Action) | 51,380 | 52,606 | 54,619 | n/a |
| Approvals | 3,017 | 2,190 | 3,279 | 8,486 |
| Registrations | 2,263 | 1,749 | 1,910 | 5,922 |
| Industrial Designs |
| Applications filed | 517 | 517 | 664 | 1,698 |
| Inventory | 6,348 | 6,493 | 6,865 | n/a |
| Allowances | 473 | 428 | 424 | 1,325 |
Q3 - (2017-2018) | October | November | December | Q3 |
| Patents |
| Applications filed | 2,954 | 3,058 | 2,861 | 8,873 |
| Inventory (Requests for Examination (RE) awaiting 1st action) | 22,580 | 22,496 | 22,298 | n/a |
| Granted | 2,297 | 2,016 | 2,148 | 6,461 |
| Trademarks |
| Applications filed | 5,233 | 4,796 | 4,919 | 14,948 |
| Inventory (From Filed to 1st Action) | 47,380 | 48,837 | 50,241 | n/a |
| Approvals | 1,956 | 3,214 | 2,483 | 7,653 |
| Registrations | 2,171 | 1,958 | 1,601 | 5,730 |
| Industrial Designs |
| Applications filed | 598 | 506 | 493 | 1,597 |
| Inventory | 6,064 | 6,108 | 6,277 | n/a |
| Allowances | 499 | 404 | 295 | 1,198 |
Q2 - (2017-2018) | July | August | September | Q2 |
| Patents |
| Applications filed | 2 955 | 2 872 | 2 983 | 8 810 |
| Inventory (Requests for Examination (RE) awaiting 1st action) | 21 981 | 22 072 | 22 758 | n/a |
| Granted | 2 553 | 1 926 | 1 938 | 6 417 |
| Trademarks |
| Applications filed | 4 804 | 5 632 | 4 796 | 15 232 |
| Inventory (From Filed to 1st Action) | 42 031 | 44 189 | 45 663 | n/a |
| Approvals | 2 351 | 2 488 | 2 091 | 6 930 |
| Registrations | 2 451 | 2 522 | 2 069 | 7 042 |
| Industrial Designs |
| Applications filed | 546 | 540 | 578 | 1 664 |
| Inventory | 5 788 | 5 890 | 5 965 | n/a |
| Allowances | 551 | 425 | 534 | 1 510 |
Q1 - (2017-2018) | April | May | June | Q1 |
| Patents |
| Applications filed | 2 382 | 3 788 | 3 053 | 9 223 |
| Inventory (Requests for Examination (RE) awaiting 1st action) | 21 188 | 21 756 | 21 744 | n/a |
| Granted | 1 535 | 2 113 | 1 964 | 5 612 |
| Trademarks |
| Applications filed | 4 735 | 4 529 | 5 662 | 14 926 |
| Inventory (From Filed to 1st Action) | 35 178 | 37 157 | 39 484 | n/a |
| Approvals | 1 936 | 2 282 | 2 388 | 6 606 |
| Registrations | 2 251 | 2 732 | 2 537 | 7 520 |
| Industrial Designs |
| Applications filed | 493 | 598 | 626 | 1 717 |
| Inventory | 5 445 | 5 755 | 5 851 | n/a |
| Allowances | 298 | 413 | 487 | 1 198 |
