Plan Ahead: CIPO’s Adjustments to Its Fees Come Into Effect on January 1, 2025

Plan Ahead: CIPO’s Adjustments to Its Fees Come Into Effect on January 1, 2025

November 26, 2024 Intellectual Property Bulletin 2 minute read

Pablo Tseng*, Alex Buonassisi, Kaleigh Zimmerman

On January 1, 2025, the Canadian Intellectual Property Office’s adjustments to its fees will come into effect. Details related to the fee increases can be found on the following webpages:

For convenience, we highlight some of the standard government fee increases in the tables below, as reported on the foregoing webpages as of the date of this bulletin:

Trademarks

Action	2024 Fees	2025 Fees
Application Fees (Online) for the first class of goods or services to which the application relates	458 CAD	478.15 CAD
Application Fees (Online) for each additional class of goods or services to which the application relates as of the filing date	139 CAD	145.12 CAD
Filing Fees for Statement of Opposition	1040 CAD	1085.76 CAD
Renewal Fees (Online) for the first class of goods or services to which the request for renewal relates	555 CAD	579.42 CAD
Renewal Fees (Online) for each additional class of goods or services to which the request for renewal relates	173 CAD	180.61 CAD

Patents[1]

Action	2024 Fees	2025 Fees
Fee for the filing of an application	555 CAD	579.42 CAD
Fee for Request for Examination	1110 CAD	1158.84 CAD
Fee for each claim in excess of 20 that is included in the application	110 CAD	114.84 CAD
Fee for continued examination of an application	1110 CAD	1158.84 CAD
Final Fee	416 CAD	434.30 CAD
Year 2-4 Standard Maintenance Fees	125 CAD	130.50 CAD
Year 5-9 Standard Maintenance Fees	277 CAD	289.19 CAD
Year 10-14 Standard Maintenance Fees	347 CAD	362.27 CAD
Year 15-19 Standard Maintenance Fees	624 CAD	651.46 CAD

Industrial Design

Action	2024 Fees	2025 Fees
Fee for the filing of an application	567 CAD	591.95 CAD
Fee for the maintenance of the exclusive right accorded by the registration of a design	496 CAD	517.82 CAD
Fee for the reinstatement of an abandoned application	284 CAD	296.50 CAD
Fee for delaying the registration of a design	125 CAD	125 CAD

Copyright

Action	2024 Fees	2025 Fees
Fee (Online) for accepting an application for registration of a copyright	63 CAD	63 CAD
Fee for accepting for registration an assignment or license of a copyright	81 CAD	81 CAD

Concluding Remarks

Where possible, applicants and registrants may wish to take action before the 2025 fees come into effect. Plan ahead: save on government fees.

[1] This table includes standard fees only. For “small entity” fees, please refer to the appropriate weblink provided in this bulletin.

by Pablo Tseng, Alex Buonassisi, Kaleigh Zimmerman

A Cautionary Note

The foregoing provides only an overview and does not constitute legal advice. Readers are cautioned against making any decisions based on this material alone. Rather, specific legal advice should be obtained.