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# File your Canada patent. Search first, then draft and file. 

A registered patent attorney searches the prior art, drafts your specification and claims, and files with the Canadian Intellectual Property Office, so you protect the invention without guessing your way through the process.

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How it works

## Three steps to a filed Canada patent. 

1

### Search & strategy

A patent attorney runs a prior-art search and gives you a written opinion on whether, and how. To file with the CIPO, before you commit to drafting.

2

### Draft & file

We draft the specification, claims, and drawings, you approve every word, and we file the application with the CIPO.

3

### Prosecute to grant

We respond to examiner office actions and shepherd the application through CIPO examination toward grant.

What it costs

## One engagement, two clear stages.

You start with a search and a filing strategy, then a flat drafting-and-filing fee, so you decide with the search in hand, never a surprise. Government fees are passed through at cost.

Step One 

### Strategy & Search

$500

Patentability search + a written opinion on how to file.

-   CIPO patentability search and clearance assessment 
-   Strategy: direct CA filing vs PCT national phase, small-entity status check 
-   English vs French prosecution language recommendation 
-   Engagement letter & roadmap (Step Two only if you proceed) 

Step Two 

### Drafting & Filing

From $3,200

Drafting and filing your Canada application.

-   Full Canadian specification, claims & abstract 
-   CIPO-compliant drawings (up to 10 figures) 
-   Filing through registered Canadian Patent Agent 
-   Request for Examination filing within the 4-year window 

CIPO official fees and annual maintenance fees (from year 2) are pass-through at cost.

[File My Canada patent](/forms/catalog/patents-designs/patent-utility/CA?ref=b2c)

Canadian Intellectual Property Office government fees, translations, and any complexity surcharges are quoted separately and passed through at cost.

Get started

### Start your Canada patent

Describe your invention and a patent attorney will review the scope and email a Step One search-and-strategy quote, no payment, no obligation.

No payment required  Reply within 1 business day A GTC attorney reviews it & sends a flat-fee quote. 

1.  01 Brand details 
    
2.  02 More details 
    
3.  03 Your details 
    

Brand details

1

What is your invention called?\* 

A short descriptive title; a working name is fine. 

2

Where do you want patent protection?\* 

Select every country where you want a patent — utility (invention) patents are filed and priced per country. Add all your target markets. 

3

Do you need drafting and filing, or drafting only?

Drafting only = we write the specification and claims for you to file yourself. Drafting + filing = we do both. 

4

What does the invention do?

Describe what it is and how it works. Even a paragraph helps us scope; we refine the full specification with you. 

5

Has the invention been publicly disclosed yet?\* 

Public disclosure (sold, demoed, published) can bar a patent — especially abroad, where there is usually no grace period. 

BackNext

Why GTC

## An online-first firm, built for CIPO patent filing. 

Legal team

GTC's Canada team

CIPO-registered agent

Agent of record at CIPO

### Search before you spend

Every engagement starts with a prior-art search and a written filing opinion, so you commit to drafting with the landscape in front of you.

### Attorney-drafted claims

Your specification and claims are drafted by qualified patent counsel and you approve every word before it is filed at the CIPO.

### Your deadlines, tracked

We diarise the CIPO priority and response windows and file inside them, so a missed deadline never costs you the filing.

### One team across major jurisdictions

The same team coordinates your filings at the CIPO and at every other major patent office your invention reaches.

Your Customer Success Team

## A dedicated team that owns your matter from start to finish.

Every GTC client gets a dedicated Account Manager and a Senior Account Manager who learn your business and stay with you from first email to final filing. They are named people who pick up the phone and already know your matter, so every step moves forward without delay.

### Your Account Manager

Your day-to-day point of contact, who coordinates every matter, keeps things moving, and already knows your file. They have your full history, so you start every conversation where the last one left off.

### Your Senior Account Manager

Senior oversight on strategy and escalations, stepping in as your needs grow, so every important detail stays on track.

A named person, on email or a call, at every step.

![Your dedicated GTC Customer Success Team](/assets/m-onboarding-bright-welcome-C-heDolY.jpg)

How we compare

## Filing with the CIPO? Here's what sets GTC apart.

What you get

GTC

Online filing services

Doing it yourself

A prior-art search and written opinion before any drafting

Specification and claims drafted by qualified patent counsel

A flat drafting-and-filing fee, quoted up front

Office actions answered by the same team that filed

One team across major patent jurisdictions and the PCT

Government fees passed through at cost

A prior-art search and written opinion before any drafting

GTC

Online filing services

Doing it yourself

Specification and claims drafted by qualified patent counsel

GTC

Online filing services

Doing it yourself

A flat drafting-and-filing fee, quoted up front

GTC

Online filing services

Doing it yourself

Office actions answered by the same team that filed

GTC

Online filing services

Doing it yourself

One team across major patent jurisdictions and the PCT

GTC

Online filing services

Doing it yourself

Government fees passed through at cost

GTC

Online filing services

Doing it yourself

The timeline

## From search to granted patent, with the CIPO.

Patent prosecution runs on the office's clock. Here is what to expect once you start.

1.  Step One 
    
    ### Search & filing strategy
    
    A prior-art search and a written opinion on patentability and the best route to file.
    
2.  Weeks 2–6 
    
    ### Drafting & filing
    
    We draft the specification, claims, and drawings, you approve them, and we file with the CIPO.
    
3.  Months 
    
    ### Examination
    
    The CIPO examines the application; we answer office actions and run examiner interviews where they help.
    
4.  30 – 48 months to grant 
    
    ### Grant & upkeep
    
    On allowance we pay the issue fee and diarise the maintenance fees that keep the patent in force.
    

In their words

## All your legal, in one place. 

One accountable team across every practice, operating since 2016.

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1,577+

Patents prosecuted

10,886+

Clients served

11

In-house attorneys

10+

Years since 2016

Canada patent FAQ

## Frequently asked questions

Is Canada part of the EPO route? 

No. Canada must be filed nationally (or via PCT national phase entry within 30 months of priority).

Does Canada have a grace period for inventor disclosures? 

What qualifies as a 'small entity' in Canada? 

Are business methods patentable in Canada? 

How does CIPO design protection compare to Hague? 

[File My Canada patent](/forms/catalog/patents-designs/patent-utility/CA?ref=b2c)

File elsewhere too

## Protecting the invention in more than one country?

Each guide covers that office's route, timeline, and two-step fee. To keep a single priority date across many countries at once, file a PCT application and decide where to enter national phase later.

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