In late 2019, CIPO released the IP Canada Report 2019, which details trends in patent application filings in Canada and by Canadians abroad. A main finding reported is that there has been considerable growth in trademark and industrial design filings, each with growth of 54% between 2009 and 2018, while patent filings at CIPO have been more consistent over this period.
To read more about the report, see here.
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