The Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO), a Special Operating Agency (SOA) associated with Industry Canada, is responsible for the administration and processing of the patent in Canada which cover new inventions (process, machine, manufacture, composition of matter), or any new and useful improvement of an existing invention.

The Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) maintains the Canadian Patent Bibliographic Database that extends from '89 to the present. By visiting their website, you can retrieve and search the patent database over 1,500,000 patents by patent area, patent number, patent date and so on.

Find out more Canadian patents from Canadian Patents Database.

Canadian Patents by Category

Agricultural

• Agricultural Machinery and Devices
• Agricultural Process
• Chemicals
• Crop Harvesting & Separating
• Planting
• Agricultural Method and Treatment

Automobile

• Automotive Parts and Accessories
• Engine Systems
• Manufacturing Processes
• Safety
• Wheel, Brake, and Steering Systems

Biotechnology

• Biochemical Processes and Methods
• Chemical Compounds I, Chemical Compounds II
• Medical and Medicinal
• Scientific and Laboratory Devices

Food Processing

• Food Preservation
• Food Processes and Methods
• Food Processing Devices
• Food Products

Information and Communication

• Communication Devices
• Data Communications
• Radio Communications

Materials

• Building and Industrial Materials
• Composite Materials
• Material Preparation Devices
• Metallic Materials
• Methods and Manufacturing Processes
• Organic Materials
• Packaging Materials
• Photographic Materials
• Synthetic Materials

Renewable Energy

• Electrochemical Processes
• Fuel Cell Processes
• Geothermal Energy Processes
• Hydro Energy Processes
• Nuclear Energy Processes
• Soalr Energy Processes
• Wind Energy Processes

Software and Microchips

• Electronics Devices
• Manufacturing Methods and Processes
• Semiconductors and Devices

Textiles

• Chemical Treatments
• Manufacturing Methods and Processes
• Sewing Devices
• Textile Products

Nanotechnology