Filing/Completing a Canadian Application for Patent
To assist you in submitting your application electronically, CIPO has
developed a form to be used to enter the data and attach documents for the Abstract,
Disclosure, Claims, Drawings and other documents. Upon completion of the data entry,
an Instruction Letter and a Petition will be automatically generated for you.
Documents such as assignments or the specification of the application must be provided in multi-page TIFF or PDF format EXCEPT for biological sequence listings.
Biological sequence listings have to be provided in both a multipage TIFF or PDF file AND an ASCII file.
When filing a new application, you must provide at least the following
information:
- Name of Applicant;
- Address of Applicant or Patent Agent;
- A description in TIFF or PDF format; and
- A description of fees paid and the total fees included.
To obtain a petition, you must fill in all fields.
We encourage you to read the additional "Help" information available when you
are filling in the form. If you want to familiarize yourself with the various
aspects of a patent application and its preparation please go to the tutorial on how
to write a patent application.
Should you require assistance, you may contact CIPO's Client Service Centre by
telephone at (819) 997-1936 or by completing the
Information Request.
To report a technical problem, please complete the
Technical Problem Report form.
Pay fees
Payments can be made using:
- American Express, MasterCard or VISA
- CIPO Deposit Account
This is not a debit card account. Please do not include any bank account information on the application. Contact the Client Service Centre for more information.
All further correspondence from CIPO will be sent according to your preference.
Since E-mail is currently unsecure, when your correspondence relates to applications
for patents which are not yet laid open, you may wish to indicate that future
correspondence should be sent by regular mail, to provide better security for
the information being transmitted. Please advise us if you change your E-mail
address so that all future correspondence can be sent to you in a timely manner.
Please note that applicants cannot currently file a PCT International Patent
Application electronically in Canada but may do so at the Receiving Office of
the International Bureau using PCT-SAFE.
In the Canadian Receiving Office, applicants may use the PCT-EASY portion of the
PCT-SAFE program to complete an electronic version of the PCT Request Form to
obtain a reduction of the international filing fee. The electronic version must
be stored on a diskette and must be accompanied by a signed paper copy. More
information on PCT-SAFE can be found at:
http://www.wipo.int/pct-safe/en/
System and Browser Requirements
You should review our System and Browser Requirements
to ensure you have the required software.
Strategis Registration
Before accessing any secure electronic services, you must first log on to the
Strategis secure server. If you do not have a Strategis account
click here
to create one.
To CREATE a new Canadian Application for Patent
To LOAD a saved Canadian Application for Patent
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