Statistical Country Profiles

Canada

Population (Million): 34.48 (2011) (Rank = 37)
Gross Domestic Product (Billion US$)(Constant 2005 US$ (PPP)): 1231.59 (2011) (Rank = 14)
IP Filings (Resident + Abroad, Including Regional) and Economy
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    Year Patent Trademark Industrial Design GDP (Constant 2005 US$)
    1997 10,206 33,142 1,717 863.61
    1998 12,264 34,105 1,352 899.00
    1999 12,808 37,207 1,357 948.73
    2000 13,971 45,104 1,634 998.38
    2001 14,066 36,562 1,362 1016.19
    2002 14,177 33,857 845 1045.91
    2003 14,830 34,176 2,078 1065.58
    2004 19,309 44,395 3,373 1098.83
    2005 20,226 46,892 3,467 1132.00
    2006 22,308 52,016 3,645 1163.96
    2007 22,910 56,535 4,175 1189.56
    2008 22,362 54,434 4,150 1197.76
    2009 22,106 49,297 6,957 1164.58
    2010 24,209 54,601 7,243 1202.02
    2011 24,528 59,616 7,442 1231.59
    Patent Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997 3,344 13 25,238 5 6,862 11
    1998 3,809 13 30,163 5 8,455 11
    1999 4,061 14 33,189 5 8,747 12
    2000 4,187 14 35,435 3 9,784 11
    2001 3,963 13 35,753 4 10,103 11
    2002 3,959 12 35,782 5 10,218 10
    2003 3,929 12 33,299 5 10,901 10
    2004 5,231 11 32,970 6 14,078 10
    2005 5,183 12 34,705 6 15,043 10
    2006 5,522 14 36,516 6 16,786 10
    2007 4,998 15 35,133 6 17,912 10
    2008 5,061 14 37,028 6 17,301 10
    2009 5,067 15 32,410 6 17,039 10
    2010 4,550 16 30,899 7 19,659 10
    2011 4,754 15 30,357 7 19,774 11
    Patent Applications by Top Fields of Technology (1997 - 2011)
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    Field of Technology Share
    Computer technology 7.55
    Digital communication 7.17
    Civil engineering 6.62
    Pharmaceuticals 6.00
    Telecommunications 5.36
    Other special machines 4.60
    Transport 4.40
    Medical technology 4.39
    Biotechnology 4.32
    Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy 3.95
    Others 45.64
    Patent Grants
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997 648 22 6,635 7 3,985 10
    1998 949 20 8,623 6 4,453 11
    1999 1,347 15 12,431 5 5,005 11
    2000 1,117 18 11,008 6 4,975 11
    2001 1,210 16 10,809 7 5,268 11
    2002 1,253 17 7,657 7 5,400 11
    2003 1,226 18 10,325 7 5,642 12
    2004 1,425 15 11,652 6 5,709 12
    2005 1,511 18 14,005 5 5,127 12
    2006 1,588 20 13,384 6 6,121 12
    2007 1,809 16 16,741 6 6,042 12
    2008 1,886 16 16,817 6 6,492 12
    2009 2,029 16 17,468 5 6,445 12
    2010 1,906 16 17,214 6 8,074 11
    2011 2,150 14 18,612 6 8,467 11
    Patents in Force
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    Year Patents in Force Rank
    2004 137,634 7
    2005 125,110 7
    2006 115,639 7
    2007 122,063 7
    2008 129,347 8
    2009 134,150 8
    2010 133,355 9
    2011 137,368 9
    Utility Model Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997         18 23
    1998         28 21
    1999         40 22
    2000         32 21
    2001         36 18
    2002         55 19
    2003         82 21
    2004         42 22
    2005         40 24
    2006         16 30
    2007         50 22
    2008         24 33
    2009         38 25
    2010         61 24
    2011         54 28
    Trademark Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997 18,519 13 14,237 11 14,623 10
    1998 18,189 15 17,201 6 15,916 13
    1999 20,502 15 19,863 4 16,705 13
    2000 22,080 17 24,172 3 23,024 13
    2001 17,314 19 21,778 3 19,248 13
    2002 17,068 20 19,664 3 16,789 14
    2003 18,072 20 20,640 3 16,104 15
    2004 17,719 20 22,169 3 26,676 13
    2005 18,777 21 23,055 5 28,115 15
    2006 19,949 22 25,082 5 32,067 15
    2007 21,101 17 26,657 5 35,434 19
    2008 20,040 19 25,579 7 34,394 19
    2009 18,663 20 22,293 7 30,634 19
    2010 20,449 20 24,771 5 34,152 20
    2011 21,337 19 27,135 5 38,279 18
    Trademark Registrations
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997 10,239 12 9,240 24 8,293 12
    1998 10,331 14 8,155 31 11,555 10
    1999 7,966 16 6,932 33 10,291 11
    2000 9,462 17 8,675 28 11,410 11
    2001 8,131 17 8,698 25 4,547 16
    2002 8,245 20 8,820 25 6,319 17
    2003 12,234 15 13,286 10 12,476 15
    2004 14,940 15 15,814 6 15,464 16
    2005 12,717 15 14,009 10 21,192 18
    2006 10,599 17 12,279 12 23,320 15
    2007 11,583 19 13,515 13 25,512 18
    2008 12,798 19 14,945 11 28,261 19
    2009 10,555 20 14,124 10 31,993 18
    2010 14,035 17 15,955 7 32,367 18
    2011 12,455 21 16,095 11 30,865 18
    Industrial Design Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997 844 20 2,379 5 873 11
    1998 544 29 1,992 18 808 13
    1999 579 30 2,061 18 778 13
    2000 751 25 2,665 11 883 14
    2001 640 27 2,058 17 722 17
    2002 752 26 2,641 10 93 29
    2003 748 21 2,951 3 1,330 20
    2004 636 29 3,488 4 2,737 20
    2005 580 32 4,102 4 2,887 22
    2006 640 29 4,195 4 3,005 23
    2007 569 31 4,500 4 3,606 23
    2008 664 29 4,618 4 3,486 25
    2009 839 29 3,430 4 6,118 20
    2010 851 28 4,291 4 6,392 20
    2011 790 28 4,437 4 6,652 21
    Industrial Design Registrations
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997 819 17 2,422 9 680 15
    1998 675 21 2,032 18 821 13
    1999 678 20 2,328 17 769 16
    2000 491 24 2,270 16 865 14
    2001 479 25 2,366 16 729 17
    2002 499 25 1,679 19 136 25
    2003 460 26 2,130 7 892 20
    2004 564 26 2,546 5 2,054 20
    2005 481 31 2,988 5 2,766 22
    2006 411 36 3,043 5 2,923 23
    2007 606 28 4,981 4 3,212 23
    2008 613 27 5,303 4 3,108 25
    2009 654 24 4,420 4 5,679 20
    2010 845 24 4,330 4 6,220 20
    2011 720 24 4,010 4 6,735 19
    International Applications via WIPO Administered Treaties
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    Year PCT System Rank Madrid System Rank Hague System Rank
    1997 1,219 9        
    1998 1,436 8        
    1999 1,457 9        
    2000 1,801 9        
    2001 2,114 10     1 27
    2002 2,258 10     2 25
    2003 2,270 10        
    2004 2,103 11     1 22
    2005 2,316 12        
    2006 2,575 12        
    2007 2,879 12     1 25
    2008 2,976 11     2 31
    2009 2,527 12        
    2010 2,698 11        
    2011 2,929 11     3 33
    PCT Top Applicants (Publication Year = 2011)
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    Applicant Publication Rank
    RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED 226 63
    SCHLUMBERGER CANADA LIMITED 204 69
    NORTEL NETWORKS, INC. 46 381
    HUSKY INJECTION MOLDING SYSTEMS LTD. 35 512
    NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF CANADA 35 512
    SMART TECHNOLOGIES ULC 26 702
    UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA 25 724
    UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA 21 866
    ATI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 17 1052
    FP INNOVATIONS 17 1052
    PCT National Phase Entry (Direct and via Regional Office)
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997     14,486 4 628 13
    1998     18,825 2 1,104 13
    1999     22,747 2 1,177 13
    2000     24,771 2 1,605 12
    2001     26,320 3 1,798 12
    2002     27,348 4 2,063 13
    2003     25,786 4 2,189 13
    2004 1,123 11 24,933 5 4,831 11
    2005 1,241 10 27,128 5 4,988 14
    2006 1,411 10 29,125 5 5,427 14
    2007 1,392 10 28,186 6 5,924 15
    2008 1,545 10 30,430 6 5,700 14
    2009 1,664 10 26,505 6 5,907 12
    2010 1,492 10 25,968 6 6,754 13
    2011 1,506 11 25,253 7 6,851 13
    Source: WIPO statistics database. Last updated : 12/2012
  • The statistics are based on data collected from IP offices or extracted from the PATSTAT database (for statistics by field of technology). Data might be missing for some years and offices or may be incomplete for some origins. The data relating to population and gross domestic product (GDP) are from the UN Statistics Division and the World Bank.
  • A resident filing refers to an application filed in the country by its own resident; whereas a non-resident filing refers to the one filed by a foreign applicant. An abroad filing refers to an application filed by this country's resident at a foreign office.
  • Where an office provides total filings without breaking them down into resident and non-resident filings, WIPO divides the total count using the historical share of resident filings at that office.
  • IP filings and Economy lists patent, trademark and industrial design filings worldwide by applicants from this country (resident + abroad).
  • One filing at the Eurasian Patent Organization (EAPO), the African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI), the Benelux Office for Intellectual Property (BOIP) or the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (OHIM) is treated as equavalent of multiple abroad filings at each member state; whereas one filing at the European Patent Office (EPO) or the African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO) is counted as one abroad filing due to lack of information on designation.
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