6 September, 2023
CIPO (the Canadian Intellectual Property Office) is increasing most of its fees on January 1, 2024, by 25%. CIPO operates the Canadian registries for patents, trademarks, copyright, industrial designs, and integrated circuit topographies.
Anyone thinking about filing for a new trademark might consider doing that before the end of the year to save on filing fees. Those fees can add up if the use description includes several classes.
If anyone has a trademark that needs to be renewed during the first 6 months of 2024, they might consider renewing it before the end of the year to save on renewal fees. The first step in the renewal is to classify the goods and services into the proper Nice classification. That can take some time to do, so should be done right away.
CIPO used to allow trademarks to be renewed at any time before they expired. Many registrants took advantage of that just before the 2019 trademark reforms and renewed registrations years in advance to avoid the new Nice class fee structure. But CIPO now allows renewals no more than 6 months in advance.
Below are CIPO’s current and new fees for some common trademark actions.
| 2023 Fees | 2024 Fees | |
| TM application first use class | $347.35 | $458.00 |
| TM application each additional class | $105.26 | $139.00 |
| TM renewal first class | $421.02 | $555.00 |
| TM renewal each additional class | $131.58 | $173.00 |
| TM transfer | $100.00 | $125.00 |
| Opposition filing fee | $789.43 | $1,040.00 |
| Section 45 evidence of use | $421.02 | $555.00 |
For more information about trademarks download our Trademarks Guide.
David Canton is a business lawyer and trademark agent at Harrison Pensa with a practice focusing on technology, privacy law, technology companies and intellectual property. Connect with David on LinkedIn and Twitter.
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