These tables provide an overview of trademark activity, based on the latest available statistics.
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Applications
Figure 1: Trademark applications
| |
2013 to 2014 |
2014 to 2015 |
2015 to 2016 |
2016 to 2017 |
2017 to 2018 |
2018 to 2019 |
2019 to 2020 |
| Trademark applications |
50,132 |
51,181 |
53,232 |
55,446 |
60,322 |
63,442 |
68,385 |
Disposals
Figure 2: Trademark disposals
| |
2013 to 2014 |
2014 to 2015 |
2015 to 2016 |
2016 to 2017 |
2017 to 2018 |
2018 to 2019 |
2019 to 2020 |
| Trademark disposals |
45,761 |
44,150 |
52,718 |
54,541 |
45,192 |
45,076 |
74,156 |
Turnaround times
Figure 3: Average turnaround times for trademark registrations
| |
2013 to 2014 |
2014 to 2015 |
2015 to 2016 |
2016 to 2017 |
2017 to 2018 |
2018 to 2019 |
2019 to 2020 |
| Trademark turnaround time (in months) |
27.0 |
28.7 |
27.4 |
26.5 |
28.2 |
29.8 |
35.3 |
Applications by language
Trademark applications filed by language
| Language |
2014 to 2015 |
2015 to 2016 |
2016 to 2017 |
2017 to 2018 |
2018 to 2019 |
2019 to 2020 |
| English |
47,541 |
49,213 |
51,327 |
56,018 |
59,315 |
63,209 |
| French |
3,640 |
4,019 |
4,119 |
4,304 |
4,127 |
5,176 |
| Total |
51,181 |
53,232 |
55,446 |
60,322 |
63,442 |
68,385 |
Applications and registrations by province or territory
Trademark applications filed and trademarks registered by province or territory (fiscal year 2019 to 2020)
| Province or territory |
Filed |
Registered |
| Alberta |
2,622 |
1,337 |
| British Columbia |
4,740 |
2,655 |
| Manitoba |
601 |
273 |
| New Brunswick |
205 |
338 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador |
90 |
30 |
| Northwest Territories |
9 |
9 |
| Nova Scotia |
333 |
219 |
| Nunavut |
1 |
0 |
| Ontario |
13,099 |
7,645 |
| Prince Edward Island |
71 |
20 |
| Quebec |
5,381 |
3,060 |
| Saskatchewan |
489 |
214 |
| Yukon |
8 |
8 |
| Total |
27,649 |
15,808 |
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 2019 to 2020)
| Origin |
Filed |
Registered |
| Algeria |
1 |
0 |
| Andorra |
1 |
1 |
| Anguilla |
0 |
1 |
| Antigua And Barbuda |
3 |
0 |
| Argentina |
26 |
51 |
| Armenia |
10 |
1 |
| Australia |
985 |
656 |
| Austria |
247 |
235 |
| Azerbaijan |
1 |
0 |
| Bahamas |
13 |
22 |
| Bahrain |
2 |
1 |
| Bangladesh |
1 |
0 |
| Barbados |
27 |
33 |
| Belarus |
10 |
1 |
| Belgium |
254 |
210 |
| Belize |
7 |
11 |
| Bermuda |
71 |
82 |
| Bolivia |
0 |
1 |
| Brazil |
73 |
93 |
| Brunei Darussalam |
0 |
1 |
| Bulgaria |
24 |
13 |
| Canada |
27,649 |
15,808 |
| Cayman Islands |
94 |
100 |
| Channel Islands |
0 |
6 |
| Chile |
90 |
55 |
| China |
3,512 |
1,675 |
| Colombia |
15 |
26 |
| Costa Rica |
10 |
1 |
| Croatia |
10 |
3 |
| Cuba |
6 |
2 |
| Curaçao |
4 |
15 |
| Cyprus |
69 |
41 |
| Czech Republic |
25 |
25 |
| Democratic People's Republic Of Korea |
2 |
5 |
| Denmark |
249 |
247 |
| Dominican Republic |
6 |
15 |
| Ecuador |
6 |
0 |
| Egypt |
7 |
5 |
| El Salvador |
3 |
0 |
| Equatorial Guinea |
1 |
0 |
| Estonia |
31 |
5 |
| Ethiopia |
0 |
1 |
| Fiji |
2 |
5 |
| Finland |
173 |
189 |
| North Macedonia |
3 |
0 |
| France |
1,748 |
1,744 |
| Georgia |
4 |
0 |
| Germany |
2,075 |
2,709 |
| Ghana |
4 |
0 |
| Gibraltar |
8 |
10 |
| Greece |
28 |
29 |
| Greenland |
1 |
1 |
| Guatemala |
1 |
2 |
| Guernsey |
7 |
8 |
| Guyana |
4 |
1 |
| Hong Kong |
377 |
400 |
| Hungary |
15 |
19 |
| Iceland |
10 |
15 |
| India |
200 |
187 |
| Indonesia |
9 |
9 |
| Iran |
7 |
10 |
| Ireland |
223 |
371 |
| Isle Of Man |
4 |
27 |
| Israel |
166 |
192 |
| Italy |
911 |
1043 |
| Jamaica |
8 |
4 |
| Japan |
1,365 |
1,746 |
| Jersey |
5 |
12 |
| Jordan |
9 |
10 |
| Kazakhstan |
6 |
9 |
| Kenya |
1 |
0 |
| Kuwait |
6 |
1 |
| Kyrgyzstan |
1 |
0 |
| Latvia |
19 |
4 |
| Lebanon |
13 |
4 |
| Libya |
0 |
1 |
| Liechtenstein |
36 |
34 |
| Lithuania |
18 |
3 |
| Luxembourg |
108 |
227 |
| Macau |
6 |
11 |
| Malaysia |
23 |
19 |
| Malta |
32 |
58 |
| Marshal Islands |
1 |
0 |
| Mauritius |
6 |
19 |
| Mexico |
185 |
295 |
| Monaco |
40 |
26 |
| Mongolia |
5 |
8 |
| Morocco |
8 |
9 |
| Netherlands |
569 |
664 |
| Netherlands Antilles |
1 |
1 |
| New Zealand |
207 |
134 |
| Nigeria |
2 |
8 |
| Norway |
121 |
130 |
| Oman |
3 |
0 |
| Pakistan |
15 |
4 |
| Panama |
11 |
19 |
| Paraguay |
2 |
0 |
| Peru |
8 |
14 |
| Philippines |
38 |
28 |
| Poland |
55 |
32 |
| Portugal |
79 |
64 |
| Puerto Rico |
10 |
6 |
| Qatar |
8 |
12 |
| Republic Of Korea |
788 |
741 |
| Republic Of Moldova |
8 |
2 |
| Romania |
16 |
9 |
| Russia |
134 |
38 |
| Saint Kitts And Nevis |
6 |
0 |
| Saint Lucia |
6 |
4 |
| Samoa |
1 |
3 |
| San Marino |
3 |
0 |
| Saudi Arabia |
22 |
25 |
| Serbia |
9 |
4 |
| Seychelles |
10 |
6 |
| Singapore |
207 |
203 |
| Slovakia |
17 |
3 |
| Slovenia |
13 |
6 |
| South Africa |
53 |
64 |
| Spain |
391 |
292 |
| Sri Lanka |
11 |
8 |
| Sweden |
396 |
451 |
| Switzerland |
1,131 |
1,639 |
| Syria |
1 |
3 |
| Taiwan |
231 |
158 |
| Tanzania |
0 |
1 |
| Thailand |
61 |
30 |
| Trinidad And Tobago |
8 |
0 |
| Tunisia |
5 |
4 |
| Turkey |
161 |
62 |
| Turks And Caicos Islands |
1 |
1 |
| Uganda |
0 |
5 |
| Ukraine |
51 |
10 |
| United Arab Emirates |
92 |
69 |
| United Kingdom |
2,316 |
2,463 |
| United States Of America |
19,553 |
21,261 |
| Uruguay |
2 |
2 |
| Vanuatu |
1 |
0 |
| Venezuela |
0 |
1 |
| Viet Nam |
80 |
12 |
| Virgin Islands (British) |
43 |
119 |
| Virgin Islands (U.S.) |
2 |
0 |
| West Indies |
0 |
8 |
| Yemen |
0 |
1 |
| Total |
68,385 |
57,743 |
Top 10 applicants
Top 10 trademark applicants (fiscal year 2019 to 2020)
| Applicant |
Number of applications filed |
| L'OREAL |
204 |
| APPLE INC. |
196 |
| THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY |
176 |
| LG GROUP (LG HOUSEHOLD & HEALTH CARE LTD. AND LG ELECTRONICS INC.) |
165 |
| HOME DEPOT INTERNATIONAL, INC. |
140 |
| IGT |
124 |
| HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. |
123 |
| SHAKE TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED |
119 |
| CRAYOLA PROPERTIES, INC. |
119 |
| UNILEVER CANADA INC. |
108 |
Top 10 registered owners
Top 10 trademark registered owners (fiscal year 2019 to 2020)
| Registered Owner |
Number of applications registered |
| GLAXO GROUP LIMITED |
476 |
| JOHNSON & JOHNSON |
291 |
| L'OREAL, SOCIÉTÉ ANONYME |
258 |
| DAIMLER AG, A LEGAL ENTITY |
248 |
| THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY |
240 |
| NOVARTIS AG |
233 |
| LIDL STIFTUNG & CO. KG |
225 |
| IGT CANADA SOLUTIONS ULC |
194 |
| UNILEVER CANADA INC. |
179 |
| IGT, A LEGAL ENTITY |
175 |
Trademarks Opposition Board operational statistics
Trademarks Opposition Board operational statistics
| Operational statistics |
2013 to 2014 |
2014 to 2015 |
2015 to 2016 |
2016 to 2017 |
2017 to 2018 |
2018 to 2019 |
2019 to 2020 |
| Statement of opposition filed |
924 |
873 |
1,084 |
1,176 |
887 |
801 |
654 |
| Opposition decisions rendered |
165 |
192 |
143 |
118 |
94 |
84 |
99 |
| Section 45 notices issued |
698 |
743 |
727 |
866 |
746 |
786 |
702 |
| Section 45 decisions rendered |
540 |
597 |
609 |
677 |
761 |
603 |
561 |
