| Author/Presenter |
Rashid Nikzad (University of Ottawa) |
| Co-author |
Elias Collette (Canadian Intellectual Property Office) |
| Title |
Canadian Patent Data: Exploring the Patent Applications of the Canadian Intellectual Property Office |
| Abstract |
This paper is an analytical review of patent applications in Canada from 1869 to 2003. Starting in September 2006, a research project was conducted at the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) to extract the variables that can be used for socio-economic research. Due to different policies and administrative decisions, different types of information are available in different periods of time. The dataset is more complete for the period of 1977-2003. Therefore, the project focused more on retrieving and polishing the data of this period. This paper includes a summary of the main findings of this project, as well as the availability of CIPO's patent data for other types of research on innovation and technical change. The main source of data for this analysis is TECH SOURCE, the patent database of CIPO. CIPO's primary role is the administration of patents and other intellectual property rights in Canada. The patent database at CIPO covers all patent grants from 1869 to the present time. Some of the variables of interest that are presented in the paper include annual patent applications, annual patent grants, time lag between patent applications, examinations request, and patent grant over time, patents by country of origin, patent applications per province, and patent applications per industry based on ISIC revision 3. International comparisons were made wherever possible. |
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