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IP Data Products

The products listed below are bulk data products intended for users who wish to load data directly into their own databases. CIPO does not provide end-user support for these IP data products. The information contained in these products can also be accessed free of charge by searching CIPO's Canadian Patents Database or the Trade-marks Database on our website.

Yearly subscriptions cover a publication period of one (1) calendar year. CIPO information products may be ordered after the year has started, in which case the customer shall receive the full information for the entire calendar  year.

For more information, or to place an order, please contact us at cipo.contact@ic.gc.ca. A representative from CIPO will contact you to confirm your order and advise you of any applicable shipping and handling charges.

Purchase of these products is subject to the Terms and Conditions of Use. To place an order, you must pay the applicable price along with any shipping costs and read and agree to the Terms and Conditions of Use.

Universities and non-profit research organizations may be eligible to receive data products free of charge. Please consult the Terms and Conditions of Use or contact us for more information.

Price list

IP Data Products

Price

Trade-Mark Data Products

Yearly Subscriptions

Trade-mark Data & Designs (weekly updates by FTP)

$550

Trade-mark Data Refresh (Global Snapshot - semi annually by FTP)

$450

Trade-mark Design Refresh (Global Snapshot - semi annually on DVD)

$550

Backfile Data Products

Backfile of all Trade-mark Data (by FTP)

$225

Backfile of all Trade-mark Design (by FTP)

$250

Patent Data Products

Yearly Subscriptions

Yearly Subscription to Patent Applications Open to Public Inspection (weekly on CD*)

$700

Yearly Subscription to Issued Patents (weekly on CD*)

$500

Yearly Subscription to Bibliographic Data, Including Abstract & Claims Full Text (weekly by FTP)

$500

Yearly Subscription to Bibliographic Data, Including Abstract & Claims Full Text (monthly on CD)

$425

Current Year Snapshot of Bibliographic Data (produced in January)

$50

Backfile Data Products

Patent Applications Open to Public Inspection on CD* available from July, 1999 (for each calendar year requested)

$700 / year

Issued Patents on CD* available from Jan. 1, 2000 (for each calendar year requested)

$500 / year

FTP Connection Cost

Price

Clients wishing to receive products by FTP must first establish a connection with CIPO. There is a one time set up charge for each connection.

$350


* Mimosa software was used to produce the CD-Rs in accordance with the World Intellectual Property Organization Standard ST.40 (1993) [PDF 330KB]. This software contains searchable indices that permit the retrieval of patents by bibliographic and abstract data.