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 technical assistance, please
contact us or submit a
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 you cannot use this form to file a PCT International Patent
Application. The International Bureau of WIPO does not currently accept
applications in electronic format.
However, WIPO does provide, free of charge, a program entitled PCT-EASY which
allows applicants to produce an electronic version of the PCT Request Form. By
using this software the applicant can also obtain a reduction of fees. More
information on PCT-EASY can be found at: http://pcteasy.wipo.int/
System and Browser Requirements
You should review our
System and Browser Requirements to ensure you have the required software.
Strategis Registration
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Strategis secure server. If you do not have a Strategis account
click here to create one.
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