Licence Renewal: February 18 - March 31, 2026
Licence renewal for all licensees (Class 1, 2, 3 and 4, but not foreign practitioners who will renew later in the year) will take place between February 18 – March 31, 2026. Licences will remain active until that date.
Licensees should log in to the Licensee Portal now and make sure their personal information is up-to-date, especially the primary e-mail address and employer information. CPATA will communicate full instructions for renewal to licensees’ primary email address in the new year.
Please note that, to avoid pro-rated fees, applications for class changes or requests must be received by December 31, 11:59 p.m. ET. CPATA will be closed December 25 – January 2 and all applications received after December 12 will be processed in early January. The Licensee Portal will be down for scheduled maintenance for a few days at the beginning of January.
2026 Fees Indexed to Canada’s CPI and to be adjusted 2.2%
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 17th and is an increase of 2.2% from October 2024. Accordingly, all CPATA fees, including for licence issuance or renewal, foreign practitioner registration, applications, class changes and exams for 2026 will be adjusted by 2.2%.
Licence | 2026 Renewal fee |
Class 1 patent agent OR Class 1 trademark agent | $1,877 per licence |
Class 1 patent agent AND Class 1 trademark agent (dual licence) | $2,815 |
Class 2 patent agent OR Class 2 trademark agent | $1,564 per licence |
Class 2 patent agent AND Class 2 trademark agent (dual licence) | $2,346 |
Class 3 agent-in-training, first and second years | $157 per licence |
Class 3 agent-in-training, third and subsequent years | $209 per licence |
Class 4 patent agent OR Class 4 trademark agent | $105 per licence |
Annual Licensee Report
CPATA’s By-laws require that CPATA collect certain demographic and practice information and declarations annually from licensees.
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 out a form (available in early 2026) and submit it to payments-paiements@cpata-cabamc.ca by March 21 to avoid processing delays.
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. Please note that, to avoid pro-rated fees, applications for class changes or requests must be received by December 31, 11:59 p.m. ET. All applications received after December 12 will be processed in early January. The Licensee Portal will be down for scheduled maintenance for a few days at the beginning of January.
Additional Information
If you have any questions, please contact us.