CIPO received 78,405 trademark applications1 in 2021. This post ranks them as of 31-Dec-2021 in terms of the number of appointments per agent on behalf of: (1) all applicants, (2) Canadian resident applicants and (3) non-Canadian resident applicants.
The tables below are derived from the same dataset2. The only difference is in the sort (i.e. rank) order, as highlighted in each table’s header. Table 1 ranks appointments on behalf of all applicants; Table 2 ranks appointments on behalf of Canadian resident applicants; Table 3 ranks appointments on behalf of non-Canadian resident applicants. Each table lists the Top 50 ranked agents out of the 654 agents (or firms) appointed in at least one application as of 31-Dec-2021.
For completeness and to provide perspective, the tables include—but do not rank—filings which do not appoint an agent (as of 31-Dec-2021). Upcoming posts will provide a breakdown of Agent vs. no Agent 2021 filings; and an agent-focused statistical breakdown of 2021 filings.
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1 This includes all types of applications handled by CIPO’s Trademarks Branch, e.g. trademarks, certification marks, official / prohibited (i.e. Section 9) marks, geographical indications, plant variety denominations, inbound Madrid Protocol applications, etc.↩
2 The dataset reflects CIPO’s trademark .xml data as of 31-Dec-2021. Note that filings per se are not tracked; rather, current appointments of agents are tracked as of 31-Dec-2021. For example, if an application filed in 2021 initially appointed agent A, and if agent A’s appointment was revoked, with agent B being subsequently appointed in 2021 to continue prosecution of the application, then that application is counted only in respect of the currently appointed agent B.↩
