These tables provide an overview of trademark activity, based on the latest available statistics.
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Applications
Figure 1: Trademark applications
| |
2012 to 2013 |
2013 to 2014 |
2014 to 2015 |
2015 to 2016 |
2016 to 2017 |
2017 to 2018 |
2018 to 2019 |
| Trademark applications |
49,125 |
50,132 |
51,181 |
53,232 |
55,446 |
60,322 |
63,442 |
Disposals
Figure 2: Trademark disposals
| |
2012 to 2013 |
2013 to 2014 |
2014 to 2015 |
2015 to 2016 |
2016 to 2017 |
2017 to 2018 |
2018 to 2019 |
| Trademark disposals |
44,234 |
45,761 |
44,150 |
52,718 |
54,541 |
45,192 |
45,076 |
Turnaround times
Figure 3: Average turnaround times for trademark registrations
| |
2012 to 2013 |
2013 to 2014 |
2014 to 2015 |
2015 to 2016 |
2016 to 2017 |
2017 to 2018 |
2018 to 2019 |
| Trademark turnaround time (in months) |
27.1 |
27.0 |
28.7 |
27.4 |
26.5 |
28.2 |
29.8 |
Applications by language
Trademark applications filed by language
| Language |
2012 to 2013 |
2013 to 2014 |
2014 to 2015 |
2015 to 2016 |
2016 to 2017 |
2017 to 2018 |
2018 to 2019 |
| English |
45,303 |
46,249 |
47,541 |
49,213 |
51,327 |
56,018 |
59,315 |
| French |
3,822 |
3,883 |
3,640 |
4,019 |
4,119 |
4,304 |
4,127 |
| Total |
49,125 |
50,132 |
51,181 |
53,232 |
55,446 |
60,322 |
63,442 |
Applications and registrations by province or territory
Trademark applications filed and trademarks registered by province or territory (fiscal year 2018 to 2019)
| |
Filed |
Registered |
| Alberta |
2,535 |
1,055 |
| British Columbia |
4,590 |
1,659 |
| Manitoba |
550 |
225 |
| New Brunswick |
215 |
101 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador |
101 |
36 |
| Northwest Territories |
10 |
1 |
| Nova Scotia |
447 |
135 |
| Nunavut |
4 |
2 |
| Ontario |
12,951 |
4,770 |
| Prince Edward Island |
71 |
16 |
| Quebec |
5,374 |
2,161 |
| Saskatchewan |
453 |
137 |
| Yukon |
13 |
4 |
| Total |
27,314 |
10,302 |
Applications and registrations by country as stated by the applicant
Trademark applications filed and trademarks registered by country as stated by the applicant (fiscal year 2018 to 2019)
| Country |
Filed |
Registered |
| Albania |
1 |
0 |
| Algeria |
1 |
1 |
| Andorra |
1 |
1 |
| Antigua and Barbuda |
8 |
0 |
| Argentina |
34 |
17 |
| Armenia |
1 |
1 |
| Australia |
715 |
265 |
| Austria |
138 |
57 |
| Bahamas |
13 |
3 |
| Bahrain |
1 |
1 |
| Bangladesh |
1 |
2 |
| Barbados |
36 |
26 |
| Belarus |
12 |
2 |
| Belgium |
176 |
83 |
| Belize |
2 |
1 |
| Bermuda |
45 |
23 |
| Brazil |
66 |
28 |
| Bulgaria |
8 |
7 |
| Cabo Verde |
1 |
0 |
| Cayman Islands |
98 |
33 |
| Channel Islands |
1 |
3 |
| Chile |
29 |
19 |
| China |
2,893 |
1,073 |
| Colombia |
19 |
5 |
| Costa Rica |
19 |
0 |
| Croatia |
5 |
0 |
| Cuba |
3 |
1 |
| Curaçao |
7 |
4 |
| Cyprus |
37 |
10 |
| Czech Republic |
44 |
9 |
| Democratic People's Republic Of Korea |
2 |
0 |
| Denmark |
158 |
112 |
| Dominican Republic |
13 |
1 |
| Ecuador |
2 |
0 |
| Egypt |
6 |
1 |
| El Salvador |
7 |
3 |
| Estonia |
10 |
3 |
| Fiji |
1 |
0 |
| Finland |
136 |
60 |
| Former Yugoslav Republic Of Macedonia |
1 |
0 |
| France |
1,493 |
651 |
| French Polynesia |
4 |
0 |
| Georgia |
3 |
2 |
| Germany |
1,629 |
676 |
| Gibraltar |
8 |
4 |
| Greece |
27 |
6 |
| Guatemala |
1 |
1 |
| Guyana |
3 |
1 |
| Honduras |
1 |
0 |
| Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China |
369 |
138 |
| Hungary |
19 |
7 |
| Iceland |
9 |
10 |
| India |
164 |
51 |
| Indonesia |
6 |
3 |
| Iran (Islamic Republic Of) |
7 |
2 |
| Ireland |
219 |
70 |
| Isle Of Man |
13 |
4 |
| Israel |
142 |
44 |
| Italy |
837 |
346 |
| Jamaica |
3 |
4 |
| Japan |
1,046 |
493 |
| Jersey |
6 |
1 |
| Jordan |
6 |
2 |
| Kenya |
1 |
0 |
| Kuwait |
3 |
0 |
| Latvia |
8 |
1 |
| Lebanon |
9 |
2 |
| Liechtenstein |
24 |
23 |
| Lithuania |
6 |
1 |
| Luxembourg |
121 |
78 |
| Macao |
1 |
1 |
| Malaysia |
20 |
4 |
| Malta |
71 |
5 |
| Mauritius |
8 |
2 |
| Mexico |
176 |
60 |
| Monaco |
32 |
7 |
| Mongolia |
3 |
0 |
| Netherlands |
443 |
182 |
| Netherlands Antilles |
1 |
0 |
| New Zealand |
164 |
72 |
| Nicaragua |
3 |
1 |
| Nigeria |
2 |
2 |
| Norway |
87 |
30 |
| Pakistan |
7 |
6 |
| Panama |
25 |
6 |
| Peru |
23 |
2 |
| Philippines |
14 |
6 |
| Poland |
42 |
22 |
| Portugal |
73 |
56 |
| Puerto Rico |
10 |
0 |
| Qatar |
5 |
0 |
| Republic Of Korea |
599 |
210 |
| Republic Of Moldova |
4 |
0 |
| Romania |
12 |
3 |
| Russian Federation |
37 |
21 |
| Saint Kitts And Nevis |
1 |
0 |
| Saint Lucia |
13 |
0 |
| Samoa |
1 |
1 |
| Saudi Arabia |
20 |
8 |
| Serbia |
5 |
1 |
| Seychelles |
17 |
2 |
| Singapore |
181 |
63 |
| Slovakia |
6 |
3 |
| Slovenia |
8 |
7 |
| South Africa |
39 |
14 |
| Spain |
307 |
104 |
| Sri Lanka |
11 |
3 |
| St. Vincent And The Grenadines |
1 |
1 |
| Sweden |
315 |
173 |
| Switzerland |
1,081 |
322 |
| Syrian Arab Republic |
1 |
0 |
| Taiwan |
214 |
126 |
| Tanzania (United Republic Of) |
1 |
0 |
| Thailand |
32 |
10 |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
6 |
2 |
| Tunisia |
5 |
0 |
| Turkey |
59 |
60 |
| Turks And Caicos Islands |
2 |
0 |
| Uganda |
1 |
0 |
| Ukraine |
22 |
4 |
| United Arab Emirates |
83 |
20 |
| United Kingdom |
1,741 |
675 |
| United States Minor Outlying Islands |
1 |
0 |
| United States Of America |
19,007 |
7,767 |
| Uruguay |
17 |
1 |
| Vanuatu |
2 |
|
| Venezuela ( Bolivarian Republic Of) |
2 |
1 |
| Viet Nam |
22 |
6 |
| Virgin Islands (British) |
99 |
57 |
| Virgin Islands ( U.S.) |
2 |
1 |
| West Indies |
3 |
1 |
| Anguilla |
0 |
1 |
| Guam |
0 |
1 |
| Iraq |
0 |
1 |
| Kazakhstan |
0 |
1 |
| Morocco |
0 |
1 |
| Papua New Guinea |
0 |
1 |
| San Marino |
0 |
1 |
| Yemen |
0 |
1 |
| Total |
36,128 |
14,615 |
Top 10 applicants
Top 10 trademark applicants (fiscal year 2018 to 2019)
| Applicant |
Number of applications filed |
| The Procter & Gamble Company |
244 |
| L'Oréal, Société Anonyme |
198 |
| Home Depot International, Inc. |
158 |
| Johnson & Johnson |
154 |
| Target Brands, Inc. |
120 |
| Unilever Canada Inc. |
108 |
| Victoria's Secret Stores Brand Management, Inc. |
96 |
| Unilever PLC |
91 |
| Novartis AG |
90 |
| IGT, a legale ntity |
86 |
Top 10 registrants
Top 10 trademark registrants (fiscal year 2018 to 2019)
| Registrant |
Number of applications registered |
| The Procter & Gamble Company |
173 |
| L'Oréal, Société Anonyme |
137 |
| Abercrombie & Fitch Trading Co. |
61 |
| Canadian Tire Corporation, Limited |
39 |
| Contitech USA, Inc. |
36 |
| Lidl Stiftung & Co. KG |
36 |
| Bayerische Motoren Werke AG |
33 |
| Cascades Canada Ulc |
33 |
| Johnson & Johnson |
32 |
| Canada Post Corporation |
32 |
Trademarks Opposition Board operational statistics
Trademarks Opposition Board operational statistics
| |
2012 to 2013 |
2013 to 2014 |
2014 to 2015 |
2015 to 2016 |
2016 to 2017 |
2017 to 2018 |
2018 to 2019 |
| Statement of opposition filed |
1,005 |
924 |
873 |
1,084 |
1,176 |
887 |
801 |
| Opposition decisions rendered |
213 |
165 |
192 |
143 |
118 |
94 |
84 |
| Section 45 notices issued |
610 |
698 |
743 |
727 |
866 |
746 |
786 |
| Section 45 decisions rendered |
468 |
540 |
597 |
609 |
677 |
761 |
603 |
