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 |