File a Canadian patent application: Submit the completed application

 

4. Submit the completed application

Once you have prepared your application package and made sure it meets our requirements, you are ready to submit your application and pay your fees.

On this page

If you are already familiar with the process:

e-filing
(if you have not filed yet)
Patent general correspondence
(if you have already filed)

Fees

Application fee and late fee

If you did not pay the application fee when you filed (2. Get a filing date), you need to pay the application fee and the late fee. We will send you a notice that tells you which fees you need to pay. You'll have 3 months from the notice date to pay your fees or your application will be withdrawn.

Maintenance fees

To maintain your patent, you must pay an annual maintenance fee starting on the 2nd anniversary of your filing date. For example, if you file on , your first maintenance fee will be due on .

  • You must pay your maintenance fees on time.
    • We will not send reminder letters letting you know that a maintenance fee due date is approaching.
    • If the full required maintenance fee is not paid on or before the due date, a late fee must also be paid.
    • The late fee can never be waived.

Pay maintenance fees

Accepted forms of payment

To pay your fees online, you can only use:

Online payments are processed Monday to Friday from 6:30 am to 10:00 pm (ET). For security reasons, your session will be timed out after 30 minutes if there is no activity.

Submit

e-filing (if you have not filed yet) Patent general correspondence

Other ways to submit

How to submit by mail

Physical deliveries to the office should be sent to the following address:

Commissioner of Patents
Canadian Intellectual Property Office
Place du Portage I
50 Victoria Street
Room C114
Gatineau QC K1A 0C9

How to pay

To pay by mail, you need to use the Fee form.

Complete your Fee form and mail it to:

Canadian Intellectual Property Office
Finance, Integrated Planning and Administration
Place du Portage I
50 Victoria Street
Room C114
Gatineau, QC K1A 0C9

Accepted forms of payment

  • Credit card
  • Your CIPO deposit account
  • Cheques or money orders
  • Wire transfers

Learn more about our payment methods.

How to submit in person

Bring your application and fees to a our headquarters at 50 Victoria Street, Place du Portage I, Room C114 in Gatineau, Quebec.

How to pay your fees

To pay in person, download and complete the Fee form and bring it with you to our headquarters. If you can't download a copy, we will have a paper copy you can use.

Accepted forms of payment

  • Credit card
  • Your CIPO deposit account
  • Cheques or money orders
  • Wire transfers
  • Debit card (only accepted at CIPO headquarters)

Learn more about our payment methods.

How to submit by fax

You can fax your completed application to either of the following numbers:

  • 819-953-2476
  • 819-953-6742

Note that the model of facsimile is a Xerox C505/X and that this information may be needed to ensure a successful colour transmission.

The electronic transmittal report returned to you following your facsimile transmission is your acknowledgment receipt. Confidentiality of the facsimile transmission process can't be guaranteed.

How you pay your fees

You must include a Fee form with your application

Complete your Fee form and fax it to either of the following numbers:

Fax:

  • 819-953-2476
  • 819-953-6742

Note: Do not send a hard copy by mail, because this could result in you making 2 payments.

Accepted forms of payment

  • Credit card
  • Your CIPO deposit account
  • Cheques or money orders
  • Wire transfers

Learn more about our payment methods.