These tables provide an overview of patent activity, based on the latest available statistics.
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Requests for examination
Figure 1: Requests for examination of patents
|
2012 to 2013 |
2013 to 2014 |
2014 to 2015 |
2015 to 2016 |
2016 to 2017 |
2017 to 2018 |
2018 to 2019 |
Patent requests for examination |
28,161 |
28,497 |
28,776 |
28,596 |
28,199 |
28,046 |
30,163 |
Disposals
Figure 2: Patent disposals
|
2012 to 2013 |
2013 to 2014 |
2014 to 2015 |
2015 to 2016 |
2016 to 2017 |
2017 to 2018 |
2018 to 2019 |
Patent disposals |
37,682 |
38,533 |
36,370 |
32,422 |
32,635 |
31,629 |
29,757 |
Turnaround times
Figure 3: Average turnaround times for granting a patent
|
2012 to 2013 |
2013 to 2014 |
2014 to 2015 |
2015 to 2016 |
2016 to 2017 |
2017 to 2018 |
2018 to 2019 |
Patent turnaround time (in months) |
45.7 |
42.7 |
40.3 |
38.8 |
36.7 |
33.6 |
32.0 |
Applications by language
Patent 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 |
34,554 |
35,810 |
36,172 |
35,885 |
36,019 |
33,632 |
37,889 |
French |
1,294 |
1,234 |
1,354 |
1,167 |
1,278 |
1,086 |
1,138 |
Total |
35,848 |
37,044 |
37,526 |
37,052 |
37,297 |
34718 |
39,027 |
Applications, requests for examination and patents granted by sector
Patent applications filed, requests for examination and grants by sectors
|
2017 to 2018 |
2018 to 2019 |
Chemistry |
Filed applications |
11,903 |
13,095 |
Requests for examination |
9,263 |
10,014 |
Grants |
7,160 |
7,219 |
Electrical engineering |
Filed applications |
5,656 |
6,279 |
Requests for examination |
4,798 |
5,005 |
Grants |
4,483 |
3,994 |
Instruments |
Filed applications |
5,713 |
6,504 |
Requests for examination |
4,769 |
5,430 |
Grants |
4,341 |
4,076 |
Mechanical engineering |
Filed applications |
7,198 |
8,278 |
Requests for examination |
5,900 |
6,434 |
Grants |
5,264 |
5,023 |
Other fields |
Filed applications |
4,248 |
4,871 |
Requests for examination |
3,316 |
3,280 |
Grants |
2,956 |
2,781 |
All disciplines |
Filed applications |
34,718 |
39,027 |
Requests for examination |
28,046 |
30,163 |
Grants |
24,204 |
23,093 |
Applications and patents granted to residents of Canada and foreign countries
Applications filed and patents granted to residents of Canada and foreign countries (fiscal year 2018 to 2019)
Province, territory or country |
Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) applications filed |
Non-PCT applications filed |
Total applications filed |
Total patents granted |
Alberta |
241 |
660 |
901 |
383 |
British Columbia |
250 |
380 |
630 |
220 |
Manitoba |
27 |
114 |
141 |
71 |
New Brunswick |
10 |
35 |
45 |
21 |
Newfoundland and Labrador |
7 |
16 |
23 |
0 |
Northwest Territories |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Nova Scotia |
24 |
36 |
60 |
21 |
Nunavut |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Ontario |
614 |
1,387 |
2,001 |
939 |
Prince Edward Island |
2 |
26 |
28 |
11 |
Quebec |
379 |
710 |
1,089 |
453 |
Saskatchewan |
14 |
106 |
120 |
79 |
Yukon |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
Residents of Canada (total) |
1,569 |
3,470 |
5,039 |
2,200 |
Foreign countries |
27,463 |
6,525 |
33,988 |
20,893 |
Total |
29,032 |
9,995 |
39,027 |
23,093 |
Top 10 applicants
Top 10 patent applicants (fiscal year 2018 to 2019)
Applicant |
Number of applications filed |
Qualcomm Incorporated |
316 |
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. |
271 |
General Electric Company |
241 |
Walmart Apollo, LLC |
234 |
The Boeing Company |
197 |
Philip Morris Products S.A. |
177 |
BASF SE |
173 |
The Procter & Gamble Company |
152 |
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. |
148 |
NESTEC S.A. |
141 |
Top 10 patentees
Top 10 patentees (fiscal year 2018 to 2019)
Patentee |
Number of patents granted |
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. |
485 |
General Electric Company |
229 |
The Boeing Company |
170 |
Blackberry Limited |
157 |
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft |
135 |
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. |
124 |
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha |
118 |
The Procter & Gamble Company |
116 |
Qualcomm Incorporated |
112 |
F. Hoffmann- La Roche AG |
108 |
Applications and patents granted by country as stated by the applicant
Patent applications filed and patents granted by country as stated by the applicant (fiscal year 2018 to 2019)
Country |
Filed |
Granted |
Algeria |
0 |
0 |
Andorra |
2 |
1 |
Anguilla |
0 |
1 |
Antigua and Barbuda |
19 |
0 |
Argentina |
9 |
2 |
Armenia |
1 |
0 |
Aruba |
0 |
1 |
Australia |
489 |
233 |
Austria |
305 |
193 |
Azerbaijan |
0 |
0 |
Bahamas |
4 |
9 |
Bahrain |
0 |
0 |
Barbados |
74 |
49 |
Belarus |
0 |
0 |
Belgium |
386 |
167 |
Belize |
0 |
0 |
Benin |
0 |
0 |
Bermuda |
7 |
10 |
Bolivia |
0 |
0 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
0 |
0 |
Brazil |
48 |
31 |
British Virgin Islands |
26 |
23 |
Brunei Darussalam |
0 |
0 |
Bulgaria |
4 |
0 |
Burkina Faso |
0 |
0 |
Burundi |
0 |
0 |
Cabo Verde |
0 |
0 |
Canada |
5,040 |
2,229 |
Cayman Islands |
50 |
11 |
Central African Republic |
0 |
0 |
Chile |
31 |
14 |
China |
1,278 |
569 |
Colombia |
2 |
2 |
Cook Islands |
3 |
0 |
Costa Rica |
5 |
0 |
Croatia |
4 |
0 |
Cuba |
3 |
2 |
Cyprus |
19 |
10 |
Côte d'Ivoire |
2 |
0 |
Czech Republic |
30 |
13 |
Czechoslovakia |
0 |
0 |
Democratic People's Republic of Korea |
0 |
1 |
Denmark |
331 |
186 |
Dominica |
0 |
0 |
Dominican Republic |
1 |
0 |
Ecuador |
2 |
1 |
Egypt |
1 |
0 |
El Salvador |
0 |
0 |
Estonia |
6 |
2 |
Faroe Islands |
0 |
1 |
Finland |
293 |
167 |
France |
1,541 |
1,070 |
Gabon |
0 |
0 |
Gambia |
1 |
0 |
Georgia |
2 |
0 |
Germany |
2,252 |
1,512 |
Gibraltar |
0 |
1 |
Greece |
21 |
7 |
Guatemala |
0 |
0 |
Guinea |
0 |
0 |
Guernsey |
1 |
0 |
Guyana |
0 |
0 |
Honduras |
0 |
0 |
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China |
1 |
17 |
Hungary |
25 |
9 |
Iceland |
7 |
5 |
India |
167 |
68 |
Indonesia |
0 |
0 |
Iran (Islamic Republic of) |
1 |
0 |
Ireland |
292 |
120 |
Isle of Man |
3 |
3 |
Israel |
521 |
173 |
Italy |
651 |
347 |
Jamaica |
0 |
0 |
Japan |
1,873 |
1,621 |
Jersey |
5 |
1 |
Jordan |
1 |
0 |
Kazakhstan |
0 |
0 |
Kenya |
0 |
0 |
Kuwait |
1 |
0 |
Latvia |
2 |
4 |
Lebanon |
3 |
2 |
Liechtenstein |
50 |
24 |
Lithuania |
0 |
0 |
Luxembourg |
136 |
57 |
Macao |
0 |
0 |
Macedonia |
0 |
0 |
Madagascar |
0 |
0 |
Malaysia |
10 |
12 |
Maldives |
0 |
0 |
Malta |
11 |
13 |
Mauritius |
1 |
2 |
Mexico |
59 |
38 |
Monaco |
3 |
1 |
Morocco |
1 |
1 |
Namibia |
1 |
0 |
Nepal |
0 |
1 |
Netherlands |
527 |
379 |
Netherlands Antilles |
0 |
1 |
New Caledonia |
0 |
0 |
New Zealand |
79 |
72 |
Niger |
0 |
0 |
Nigeria |
1 |
0 |
Norway |
281 |
142 |
Oman |
0 |
0 |
Pakistan |
0 |
2 |
Panama |
0 |
1 |
Paraguay |
0 |
0 |
Peru |
1 |
2 |
Philippines |
0 |
0 |
Poland |
61 |
15 |
Portugal |
26 |
11 |
Qatar |
2 |
0 |
Republic of Korea |
311 |
329 |
Republic of Moldova |
1 |
0 |
Romania |
4 |
1 |
Russian Federation |
70 |
40 |
Saint Helena |
0 |
1 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis |
1 |
2 |
Saint Lucia |
0 |
0 |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
0 |
2 |
Samoa |
1 |
0 |
San Marino |
1 |
0 |
Saudi Arabia |
62 |
46 |
Senegal |
0 |
0 |
Serbia |
2 |
1 |
Seychelles |
3 |
4 |
Singapore |
69 |
43 |
Slovakia |
8 |
3 |
Slovenia |
9 |
6 |
Somalia |
0 |
6 |
South Africa |
33 |
34 |
Spain |
213 |
121 |
Sri Lanka |
1 |
0 |
Sudan |
0 |
0 |
Swaziland |
0 |
0 |
Sweden |
472 |
304 |
Switzerland |
1,386 |
807 |
Syrian Arab Republic |
0 |
0 |
Taiwan |
41 |
65 |
Thailand |
12 |
3 |
Trinidad and Tobago |
1 |
2 |
Tunisia |
1 |
0 |
Turkey |
23 |
8 |
Turks and Caicos Islands |
1 |
1 |
Ukraine |
4 |
3 |
United Arab Emirates |
9 |
2 |
United Kingdom |
1,365 |
694 |
United States of America |
17,819 |
10,901 |
Uruguay |
3 |
0 |
Uzbekistan |
0 |
0 |
Vanuatu |
1 |
0 |
Vatican City State (Holy See) |
0 |
0 |
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) |
0 |
0 |
Viet Nam |
4 |
2 |
Yugoslavia |
0 |
0 |
Zaire |
0 |
0 |
Zambia |
0 |
0 |
Zimbabwe |
0 |
0 |
Total |
39,027 |
23,093 |
Patent Appeal Board operational statistics
Patent Appeal Board operational statistics
|
2012 to 2013 |
2013 to 2014 |
2014 to 2015 |
2015 to 2016 |
2016 to 2017 |
2017 to 2018 |
2018 to 2019 |
Final actions |
Referrals |
20 |
34 |
28 |
65 |
91 |
75 |
101 |
Disposals |
25 |
40 |
24 |
19 |
33 |
41 |
46 |
Industrial designs |
Referrals |
0 |
2 |
6 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
Disposals |
0 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
Re-examination: section 48.1 |
Filings |
6 |
6 |
4 |
12 |
2 |
15 |
11 |
Disposals |
3 |
7 |
2 |
3 |
9 |
7 |
4 |
Candidates for agents examinations |
Patents |
231 |
218 |
439 |
471 |
433 |
440 |
406 |
Trademarks |
57 |
69 |
71 |
89 |
111 |
142 |
120 |