The Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) recently
published its IP Canada Report 2025. The report highlights recent
IP filing trends across patents, trademarks, industrial designs,
and plant breeders' rights.
In 2024, 35,374 patent applications were filed with CIPO,
representing a 1% decrease relative to 2023. Notably, filings by
Canadian residents increased by 5%. Non-resident applicants
continued to account for the majority of Canadian patent
applications.
Abroad, Canadian applicants filed 20,048 patent applications in
2023 (down 2% from 2022), with the USA, Europe, and China
representing the top international destinations for Canadian patent
applicants.
CIPO received 68,672 trademark applications in 2024,
representing a 4% decrease relative to 2023. Although the number of
trademark applications decreased for the third consecutive year,
the total number of trademark applications filed in Canada over the
past decade has risen by 35%.
