In 2009, when I was working for the Region of Peel government, Canada, I successfully used patent mapping to identify 20 US patent intensive companies as the potential employers for highly educated immigrants. Following this initiative, I created a Canadian patent competitive intelligence (CI) database to track the latest patent competence of over 4000 Canadian entities, in all sector and from coast to coast in Canada, on a weekly basis. My work with Region of Peel from 2010 to 2012 showed that this database can provide the "no-older-than-7-day" intelligence for long-term strategic research/planning and short-term tactics. This is also the first attempt in Canada to use patent landscape as a regional economic strength indicator and a baseline for policy harmonization and policy performance evaluation.

1. Muchiu (Henry) Chang, PhD. Cantab.
henry.chang212@gmail.com
July 23, 2013
Canadian Patent Competitive Intelligence
Database

2. Plead for your support
Dear friends,
For the last four years, you have been supportive
audiences of this work. At this tough moment, I am pleading
for your help either in funding support or an opportunity to
get funding to keep this work going. Please contact me at
henry.chang212@gmail.com for details. Thank you
for your help help.
Regards
Henry
© Muchiu (Henry) Chang 2013

3. Features of Our CI database
• Synchronized with USPTO patent database to
provide “no-older-than-7-day” information about
Canada’s patent competitive advantage in the US
market;
• Included information of 4406 Canadian
companies/organizations having US patents
granted from Jan. 1, 2004 to July 23, 2013;
• Provided synergies and intelligence in strategic
planning for economic development, immigration,
new immigrant employment and human resource.
© Muchiu (Henry) Chang 2013

4. Canadian Patent Landscape
in the US Market
• Ontario is the largest US patent hub province;
• In Ontario, Kitchener-Cambridge-Waterloo CMA,
Markham municipality and Ottawa-Gatineau CMA
are the top 3 US patent hosting geographical
areas respectively (normalized by population);
• The US patent gaining of Kitchener-Cambridge-
Waterloo CMA grows steadily.
© Muchiu (Henry) Chang 2013

5. If you need the latest intelligence regarding:
• the names of over 4000 Canadian US patent owners
in all business sectors and coast to coast; and
• their detailed patent trends in the US market,
please feel free to contact:
Dr. Muchiu (Henry) Chang
henry.chang212@gmail.com
+1-416-828-5676
© Muchiu (Henry) Chang 2013

6. Figure 1, Annual Patent Statistics by Provinces

7. Figure 2, US Patent Statistics by Geographical Areas

8. Figure 3, Top 3 Ontario Geographical Areas in US Patent Holding

9. Figure 4, Annual Patent Statistics of Sectors of the top 22 GTA Potential Employers

10. Figure 4, Annual Patent Statistics of Sectors of the top 22 GTA Potential Employers