Licence Renewal: February 18 - March 31, 2025
Licence renewal will open 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. Firms with 5 or more licensees will be able to submit payment to CPATA on their agents’ behalf.
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 fee |
Class 1 active patent agent OR Class 1 active trademark agent | $1,836 per licence |
Class 1 active patent AND trademark agent (dual licence) | $2,754 |
Class 2 restricted patent agent OR trademark agent | $1,530 per licence |
Class 2 restricted patent AND 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 inactive patent agent OR 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. Each survey is expected to take approximately 15-30 minutes to complete. 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.
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 can apply to change licence class by filling in an application form. Please note that, to avoid pro-rated fees, applications for class changes or requests must be received by December 31.
Additional Information
CPATA will communicate full instructions for renewal to licensees’ primary email address in the new year. Licensees should log in to the Licensee Portal now and make sure their personal information is up-to-date.
If you have any questions, please contact us.