These tables provide an overview of trademark activity, based on the latest available statistics.
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Applications
Figure 1: Trademark applications
| |
2016 to 2017 |
2017 to 2018 |
2018 to 2019 |
2019 to 2020 |
2020 to 2021 |
2021 to 2022 |
2022 to 2023 |
| Trademark applications |
55,446 |
60,322 |
63,442 |
68,385 |
76,168 |
79,808 |
72,445 |
Disposals
Figure 2: Trademark disposals
| |
2016 to 2017 |
2017 to 2018 |
2018 to 2019 |
2019 to 2020 |
2020 to 2021 |
2021 to 2022 |
2022 to 2023 |
| Trademark disposals |
54,541 |
45,192 |
45,076 |
74,156 |
36,310 |
39,245 |
65,558 |
Turnaround times
Figure 3: Average turnaround times for trademark registrations
| |
2016 to 2017 |
2017 to 2018 |
2018 to 2019 |
2019 to 2020 |
2020 to 2021 |
2021 to 2022 |
2022 to 2023 |
| Trademark turnaround time (in months) |
26.5 |
28.2 |
29.8 |
35.3 |
34.2 |
35.7 |
33.8 |
Applications by language
Trademark applications filed by language
| Language |
2016 to 2017 |
2017 to 2018 |
2018 to 2019 |
2019 to 2020 |
2020 to 2021 |
2021 to 2022 |
2022 to 2023 |
| English |
51,327 |
56,018 |
59,315 |
63,209 |
70,532 |
74,151 |
67,463 |
| French |
4,119 |
4,304 |
4,127 |
5,176 |
5,636 |
5,657 |
4,982 |
| Total |
55,446 |
60,322 |
63,442 |
68,385 |
76,168 |
79,808 |
72,445 |
Applications and registrations by province or territory
Trademark applications filed and trademarks registered by province or territory (fiscal year 2022 to 2023)
| Province or territory |
Filed |
Registered |
| Alberta |
2,202 |
1,502 |
| British Columbia |
3,871 |
2,913 |
| Manitoba |
448 |
304 |
| New Brunswick |
185 |
136 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador |
47 |
47 |
| Northwest Territories |
5 |
3 |
| Nova Scotia |
298 |
202 |
| Nunavut |
2 |
0 |
| Ontario |
10,838 |
7,926 |
| Prince Edward Island |
45 |
47 |
| Quebec |
4,342 |
3,145 |
| Saskatchewan |
362 |
299 |
| Yukon |
15 |
2 |
| Total |
22,660 |
16,526 |
Applications and registrations by origin as stated by the applicant
Trademark applications filed and trademarks registered by origin as stated by the applicant (fiscal year 2022 to 2023)
| Origin |
Filed |
Registered |
| ALBANIA |
1 |
0 |
| ALGERIA |
8 |
1 |
| ANDORRA |
10 |
0 |
| ANGUILLA |
2 |
0 |
| ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA |
3 |
3 |
| ARGENTINA |
16 |
23 |
| ARMENIA |
7 |
8 |
| AUSTRALIA |
1,282 |
696 |
| AUSTRIA |
256 |
159 |
| BAHAMAS |
17 |
12 |
| BAHRAIN |
2 |
0 |
| BANGLADESH |
1 |
0 |
| BARBADOS |
39 |
35 |
| BELARUS |
4 |
7 |
| BELGIUM |
286 |
155 |
| BELIZE |
0 |
3 |
| BERMUDA |
35 |
21 |
| BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA |
0 |
1 |
| BOTSWANA |
1 |
0 |
| BRAZIL |
90 |
37 |
| BRUNEI DARUSSALAM |
1 |
0 |
| BULGARIA |
43 |
16 |
| CAMBODIA |
1 |
0 |
| CANADA |
22,737 |
16,555 |
| CAYMAN ISLANDS |
103 |
40 |
| CHANNEL ISLANDS |
0 |
1 |
| CHILE |
40 |
73 |
| CHINA |
8,690 |
5,641 |
| COLOMBIA |
35 |
12 |
| COOK ISLANDS |
1 |
0 |
| COSTA RICA |
14 |
2 |
| CROATIA |
40 |
6 |
| CUBA |
1 |
3 |
| CURAÇAO |
15 |
2 |
| CYPRUS |
116 |
21 |
| CZECH REPUBLIC |
60 |
34 |
| DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA |
1 |
0 |
| DENMARK |
315 |
231 |
| DOMINICAN REPUBLIC |
7 |
5 |
| ECUADOR |
4 |
5 |
| EGYPT |
21 |
2 |
| EL SALVADOR |
0 |
6 |
| ESTONIA |
40 |
23 |
| FAROE ISLANDS |
2 |
0 |
| FINLAND |
213 |
142 |
| FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA |
1 |
1 |
| FRANCE |
1,704 |
1,296 |
| FRENCH POLYNESIA |
0 |
3 |
| GEORGIA |
7 |
5 |
| GERMANY |
2,341 |
1,632 |
| GIBRALTAR |
13 |
3 |
| GREECE |
25 |
20 |
| GUATEMALA |
8 |
0 |
| GUERNSEY |
12 |
0 |
| GUYANA |
0 |
4 |
| HAITI |
1 |
0 |
| HONDURAS |
0 |
1 |
| HONG KONG |
517 |
331 |
| HUNGARY |
29 |
11 |
| ICELAND |
17 |
13 |
| INDIA |
281 |
116 |
| INDONESIA |
8 |
12 |
| IRAN |
20 |
1 |
| IRELAND |
219 |
177 |
| ISLE OF MAN |
5 |
4 |
| ISRAEL |
243 |
126 |
| ITALY |
1,079 |
844 |
| JAMAICA |
7 |
4 |
| JAPAN |
1,309 |
1,084 |
| JERSEY |
8 |
4 |
| JORDAN |
15 |
16 |
| KAZAKHSTAN |
4 |
0 |
| KUWAIT |
6 |
10 |
| LATVIA |
21 |
22 |
| LEBANON |
6 |
5 |
| LIBERIA |
2 |
0 |
| LIECHTENSTEIN |
51 |
30 |
| LITHUANIA |
35 |
20 |
| LUXEMBOURG |
101 |
92 |
| MACAU |
5 |
5 |
| MALAYSIA |
27 |
24 |
| MALTA |
186 |
15 |
| MARSHAL ISLANDS |
3 |
0 |
| MAURITIUS |
6 |
5 |
| MEXICO |
204 |
112 |
| MONACO |
18 |
11 |
| MONGOLIA |
2 |
5 |
| MOROCCO |
34 |
1 |
| MYANMAR |
1 |
0 |
| NETHERLANDS |
700 |
424 |
| NEW ZEALAND |
289 |
181 |
| NICARAGUA |
0 |
2 |
| NIGER |
2 |
0 |
| NIGERIA |
3 |
1 |
| NORWAY |
183 |
104 |
| OMAN |
6 |
0 |
| PAKISTAN |
35 |
6 |
| PANAMA |
30 |
12 |
| PARAGUAY |
1 |
0 |
| PERU |
5 |
3 |
| PHILIPPINES |
17 |
12 |
| POLAND |
118 |
38 |
| PORTUGAL |
105 |
60 |
| PUERTO RICO |
10 |
8 |
| QATAR |
19 |
6 |
| REPUBLIC OF KOREA |
1,025 |
658 |
| REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA |
7 |
6 |
| ROMANIA |
42 |
8 |
| RUSSIAN FEDERATION |
83 |
77 |
| SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS |
2 |
1 |
| SAINT LUCIA |
2 |
1 |
| SAMOA |
3 |
1 |
| SAN MARINO |
5 |
1 |
| SAUDI ARABIA |
35 |
14 |
| SENEGAL |
1 |
0 |
| SERBIA |
10 |
2 |
| SEYCHELLES |
4 |
14 |
| SINGAPORE |
355 |
149 |
| SLOVAKIA |
24 |
8 |
| SLOVENIA |
24 |
10 |
| SOUTH AFRICA |
51 |
23 |
| SPAIN |
530 |
347 |
| SRI LANKA |
7 |
6 |
| ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES |
2 |
0 |
| SWEDEN |
550 |
318 |
| SWITZERLAND |
1,358 |
824 |
| SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC |
12 |
2 |
| TAIWAN |
193 |
137 |
| THAILAND |
49 |
32 |
| TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO |
5 |
2 |
| TUNISIA |
8 |
3 |
| TURKEY |
323 |
97 |
| TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS |
3 |
1 |
| UKRAINE |
64 |
34 |
| UNITED ARAB EMIRATES |
161 |
67 |
| UNITED KINGDOM |
2,651 |
1,470 |
| UNITED STATES MINOR OUTLYING ISLANDS |
1 |
0 |
| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
20,040 |
13,955 |
| URUGUAY |
7 |
2 |
| VANUATU |
0 |
2 |
| VIET NAM |
79 |
33 |
| VIRGIN ISLANDS (BRITISH) |
65 |
50 |
| VIRGIN ISLANDS, U.S. |
0 |
2 |
| WEST INDIES |
0 |
1 |
| Total |
72,445 |
49,261 |
Top 10 applicants
Top 10 trademark applicants (fiscal year 2022 to 2023)
| Applicant |
Number of applications filed |
| L'OREAL |
205 |
| GLAXO GROUP LIMITED |
182 |
| IGT |
121 |
| PETSMART HOME OFFICE, INC. |
107 |
| PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS S.A. |
94 |
| HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY |
90 |
| JOHNSON & JOHNSON |
89 |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION |
87 |
| HOME DEPOT INTERNATIONAL, INC. |
79 |
| APPLE INC. |
78 |
Top 10 Canadian applicants
Top 10 Canadian trademark applicants (fiscal year 2022 to 2023)
| Applicant |
Number of applications filed |
| UNILEVER CANADA INC. |
69 |
| DEFINITY INSURANCE COMPANY |
46 |
| SPIN MASTER LTD. |
41 |
| MARK ANTHONY GROUP INC. |
28 |
| CENOVUS ENERGY INC. |
26 |
| GREENSTONE FINANCIAL SERVICES CANADA INC. |
25 |
| DEMETRES IP HOLDINGS LTD. |
24 |
| GESTION GANKA INC. |
24 |
| LUCID PSYCHECEUTICALS INC. |
23 |
| THE LITTLE POTATO COMPANY LTD. |
22 |
Top 10 owners
Top 10 trademark registered owners (fiscal year 2022 to 2023)
| Registered Owner |
Number of applications registered |
| THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY |
286 |
| IGT |
196 |
| PETSMART HOME OFFICE, INC. |
186 |
| L'OREAL |
139 |
| APPLE INC. |
125 |
| GLAXO GROUP LIMITED |
99 |
| KOHLER CO. |
95 |
| NOVARTIS AG |
95 |
| LG H&H CO., LTD. |
91 |
| HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. |
86 |
Top 10 Canadian registered owners
Top 10 Canadian trademark registered owners (fiscal year 2022 to 2023)
| Registered Owner |
Number of applications registered |
| COLGATE-PALMOLIVE CANADA INC. |
86 |
| VINS ARTERRA CANADA, DIVISION QUÉBEC, INC. |
49 |
| SPIN MASTER LTD. |
43 |
| UNILEVER CANADA INC. |
42 |
| JOHN PLAYER & SONS LTD. |
38 |
| MARK ANTHONY GROUP INC. |
34 |
| SOCIÉTÉ DES LOTERIES DU QUÉBEC |
34 |
| JAMES ZATWARNICKI |
32 |
| C.P.L. SOCCER HOLDINGS LP |
27 |
| DEFINITY INSURANCE COMPANY |
26 |
Trademarks Opposition Board operational statistics
Trademarks Opposition Board operational statistics
| Operational statistics |
2016 to 2017 |
2017 to 2018 |
2018 to 2019 |
2019 to 2020 |
2020 to 2021 |
2021 to 2022 |
2022 to 2023 |
| Statement of opposition filed |
1,176 |
887 |
801 |
654 |
462 |
610 |
980 |
| Opposition decisions rendered |
118 |
94 |
84 |
99 |
115 |
145 |
126 |
| Section 45 notices issued |
866 |
746 |
786 |
702 |
615 |
552 |
745 |
| Section 45 decisions rendered |
677 |
761 |
603 |
561 |
470 |
560 |
590 |
