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CIPO Proposes a 25% Increase of Governmental Fees for 2024

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The Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) is proposing to deal with its chronic financial problems by increasing governmental fees in matters of I.P. come next year. The Canadian government is thus proposing to amend the regulations relating to the costs of I.P. matters in Canada. This substantial increase, if indeed adopted, would raise the fees relating to matters such as registration of patents, trademarks, copyrights, industrial designs and trademarks.

As explained in the summary prepared by the government:

CIPO is proposing to adjust most fees by 25% over the 2024 fees to address its current structural deficit situation and return the organization to a position of financial stability. CIPO is also proposing to expand the definition of small entity while maintaining the current patent fees for small entities.

As a result, to give you an idea, the proposed increase would raison the costs associated with trademark application from $330.00 to $458.00 for the first class, and from $100.00 to $139.00 for additional classes. The costs associated with recording assignments would increase from $100.00 to $125.00, etc.

Even though this is only a proposal, it is generally agreed this is likely to sail through and indeed materialize. Come 2024, it seems probable this increase will be adopted and applied.

This is one more good reason not to wait to protect your I.P. rights if you haven’t done so already.

Canada Set to Increase IP-related Governmental Fees by 25%

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The Canadian Intellectual Property Office (“CIPO”) published a proposal this week to increase most governmental fees, within a couple of years, by something like 25%. Yeah, lo and behold, setting such fees in stone for decades on end doesn’t make for the most financially sound government service, what do you know?

Though we’ve grown accustomed to such fees remaining fixed in Canada (or even being slightly lowered as was the case for 2022), for years and years, CIPO is now realizing not increasing these fees over the years has turned its operations into a deficit-running operation, something that just isn’t sustainable. As a result, CIPO now has to consider a substantial increase of the fees it imposes in matters relating to I.P. protection, in Canada.

The page at issue contains a list of proposed fee increases, that include, for example in matters relating to trademarks, to give you an idea:

  • Application for the registration of a trademark: from $347.35 to $434.19;
  • For each additional class: from $105.26 to $131.58;
  • Recording of a transfer: from $100.00 to $125.00; and
  • Extension of time : from $125.00 to 150.99$.

Given this proposed increase (which in all likelihood will indeed materialize), we of course recommend to all businesses to seek to protect their I.P. assets without waiting any further.