Licence Renewal: February 18 - March 31, 2025
Licence renewal opened for all licensees (Class 1, 2, 3 and 4, but not foreign practitioners) on February 18. The deadline to complete the annual licence renewal process, including the Annual Licensee Report and fee payment, is March 31, 2025. Licences will remain active until that date.
2025 Fees Indexed to Canada’s CPI and to be adjusted 2%
CPATA’s By-laws require every fee to be adjusted (increased or decreased) on January 1 by the percentage change in the October All-items Consumer Price Index for Canada. The October All-items CPI was published on November 19th and is 2%. Accordingly, all CPATA fees for 2025 will be adjusted by 2% and renewal fees are listed in the table below.
Licence | 2025 Renewal fee |
Class 1 patent agent OR Class 1 trademark agent | $1,836 per licence |
Class 1 patent agent AND Class 1 trademark agent (dual licence) | $2,754 |
Class 2 patent agent OR Class 2 trademark agent | $1,530 per licence |
Class 2 patent agent AND Class 2 trademark agent (dual licence) | $2,295 |
Class 3 agent-in-training, first and second years | $153 per licence |
Class 3 agent-in-training, third and subsequent years | $204 per licence |
Class 4 patent agent OR Class 4 trademark agent | $102 per licence |
Expanded Annual Licensee Report and Optional Demographic Survey
CPATA’s By-laws require that CPATA collect certain demographic and practice information and declarations annually from licensees. Starting in 2025, licensees will have to complete an expanded Annual Licensee Report, and will have the option of completing a voluntary Demographic Survey. Collecting this data will help enable CPATA to make evidence-based decisions and CPATA thanks all those who provided feedback on these new questions during the consultation process.
Firm Payment
Bulk payment is available for firms paying for 5 licensees or more. Licensees must first log into their Licensee Portal account to complete the renewal steps, including the Annual Licensee Report. Once this is done, the status of their renewal is set to “Submitted”. Firm representatives must then fill in this form and submit it to payments-paiements@cpata-cabamc.ca by March 21 to avoid processing delays. Further information for firm representatives are found on this page.
CPATA’s Licence Classes
Class 1 licensees have full practice rights, including presenting and prosecuting before CIPO.
Class 2 licensees have restricted practise rights. This means that they can do everything that a Class 1 agent can do with the exception of presenting and prosecuting before CIPO.
Class 3 licensees are agents-in-training: an agent who is currently in training under the supervision of an approved Class 1 or Class 2 agent, or a representative of CIPO. These licensees are permitted to appear before and communicate with CIPO with the guidance of their approved Training Supervisor.
Class 4 licensees are considered “inactive” or “non-practising”, whether temporarily or permanently, and are not permitted to practise the competencies identified in the Technical Competency Profiles for Patent Agents and Trademark Agents as agents or hold themselves out as an active, practising agent.
Changing Licence Class
Licensees who wish to change the class or status of their licence can find the information and forms on our website. Pro-rated fees may apply for 2025. These applications must also be received prior to March 31 to avoid licence suspension.
Additional Information
If you have any questions, please contact us.