Annual Technical Report on Trademark Information Activities in 2022 submitted by Canadian Intellectual Property Office
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GENERAL OVERVIEW OF RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN TRADEMARK INFORMATION ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT BY THE OFFICE
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Outline of main policies and plans aimed at development of trademark information activities and expected time frames for their realization
Canada continues to expand their online services to allow clients to process trademark applications/registrations electronically. This expansion was considered particularly important in 2021 given the restrictions caused by the global COVID-19 pandemic which meant both CIPO staff and clients were not always in their physical offices. By expanding the online services available to the clients this allowed for more remote working arrangements while at the same time improving speed to receipt of these requests.
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Trademark Filings
Domestic
Year | Resident | Non-Resident | Total
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2018 | 27,411 | 35,797 | 63,208 |
2019 | 28,353 | 30,229 | 58,582 |
2020 | 27,923 | 22,992 | 50,915 |
2021 | 29,510 | 28,812 | 58,322 |
2022 | 22,990 | 25,469 | 48,459 |
Madrid Designations (based on Notification of Designation Date)
Year | Registrations | Subsequent Designations | Total |
2019 | 4,891 | 1,505 | 6,396 |
2020 | 17,620 | 2,263 | 19,883 |
2021 | 22,166 | 2,161 | 24,327 |
2022 | 22,730 | 2,165 | 24,895 |
Madrid Office of Origin Filings
Year | Applications for International Registration |
2019 | 289 |
2020 | 567 |
2021 | 902 |
2022 | 736 |
Trademark Registrations
Domestic
Year | Resident | Non-Resident | Total
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2018 | 10,025 | 14,508 | 24,533 |
2019 | 16,060 | 39,940 | 56,000 |
2020 | 7,541 | 15,612 | 23,153 |
2021 | 7,450 | 14,324 | 21,774 |
2022 | 14,146 | 17,259 | 31,405 |
Designations Registered in Canada
Year | Registrations |
2020 | 2 |
2021 | 3,866 |
2022 | 10,481 |
Other matters and useful links (URLs): annual report of the Office, news page, statistics, etc.
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