A reader emailed me to ask “What’s the longest a trademark application can stay pending without being approved or refused by the CIPO?” The simplistic answer is “theoretically, forever”; but I'll provide some pendency numbers—and some historical observations—in this post.
multi-dimensional visualization and analysis of Canadian trademark data
26 September 2021
16 September 2021
Appeals of ex parte examination Refusals
A reader emailed me to ask if CIPO’s trademark .xml data can be mined to determine how often applicants appeal or seek judicial review of prosecution refusals. The answer is a qualified yes.
10 September 2021
Top Section 9 Filers
So far in 2021 the European Data Protection Board is the top filer of Canadian Section 9 Prohibited/Official Mark applications, with 37 such filings.
01 September 2021
Dates of Trademark Applications currently at Examination
CIPO’s main trademark web page (here) has a section headed “Dates of Trademark Applications currently at Examination” in which the oldest date listed (as of 01-Sep-2021) is “Week of December 3rd, 2018”. Does this mean that there are no unexamined applications with earlier filing dates? No it does not.
CIPO’s main trademark web page (
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