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Canada Design

Application, grant and maintenance fees are shown by pricing condition.

Patent fee details

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Grant stage

Fees incurred at grant and certificate issuance

Item	Required / optional	General pricing	Notes
Item	Required / optional	Fee	Notes
First-design filing, substantive examination and grant fees	Required	1,197 USD	? General pricingIf examination is passed and grant proceeds as expected, this fee includes annuities for the first five years.
divisional application (if required) — fee for each application from the second under the same application number	Optional	585 USD	? General pricingFor a series or similar-design application, an additional fee applies to each design.
Excess-figure fee, if required — per figure from the 11th application figure	Optional	60 USD	? General pricingAn excess-figure fee applies after the 10th figure.
drawing preparation fee (if required) — based on existing STP/DWG files to export line drawings	Optional	30 USD	—
drawing preparation fee (if required) — based on existing compliant high-resolution six orthographic views plus one perspective view	Optional	0 USD	? General pricingDrawings not prepared to Canadian requirements must be reformatted. The fee depends on complexity and is generally CNY 100 per seven figures.
priority claim fee (if required)	Optional	270 USD	? General pricingThis fee applies whether priority is claimed using a DAS code or a copy of the priority document.
prioritized examination (if required)	Optional	1,000 USD	? General pricingIf the accelerated examination proceeds smoothly, filing to grant generally takes approximately 6–9 months.
request to defer registration (if required)	Optional	450 USD	—
response to an office action (if required) (starting fee, per instance)	Optional	450 USD	? General pricingCharged according to complexity and the number of office actions.

Patent annuity fees

Annual maintenance fees are maintained independently by country and patent type.

Year / item	Required / optional	General pricing			Notes
Year / item	Required / optional	Official fee (original)	Service fee (USD)	Total	Notes
Year 6 · Annuity	Required	532 CAD	234 USD	608 USD	? General pricing2026-01-01 official fee schedule effective from Canadian patent annuities are calculated by anniversary. This table has been formatted to align with other countries, regions and organizations.
Year 11 · Annuity	Required	532 CAD	234 USD	608 USD	? General pricing2026-01-01 official fee schedule effective from Canadian patent annuities are calculated by anniversary. This table has been formatted to align with other countries, regions and organizations.

Additional fees

Non-standard procedure fees excluded from the base total

Item	Required / optional	General pricing	Notes
Item	Required / optional	Fee	Notes
assignment of a pending or granted patent	Optional	450 USD	—
request to reinstate an application deemed withdrawn	Optional	645 USD	? General pricingCharged per ground for which the application was deemed withdrawn; this is the fee for one ground.

Notes

1. CIPO generally issues the filing receipt within 5–7 business days.

2. Without acceleration, filing to registration takes approximately 14 months. For designs registered after 5 November 2018, the initial term is five years, renewable every five years up to 15 years.

3. An expedited-handling fee of CAD 200 applies if instructions are received within two business days of an absolute or specified deadline.

4. All timeframes are subject to the authority’s actual examination progress; we make no guarantee regarding processing times.

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