The document discusses the significant role of the US market in Canadian exports, highlighting that it accounts for 70% of such exports and 59% of royalties and license fees. It outlines features of a competitive intelligence database synchronizing with the USPTO, providing information on Canadian companies with US patents, and notes Ontario as the leading province for US patents. Additionally, it offers contacts for obtaining detailed patent trend analyses in the US market.

1. Muchiu (Henry) Chang, PhD. Cantab.
henry.chang212@gmail.com
August 13, 2013
Canadian Patent Competitive Intelligence
Database

2. Statistics of Canadian Exports to
the US Market
• The US Market accounts for 70% of Canadian
exports;
• Canadian patent and trade secret royalties and
license fees exports accounts for 59% of Canada's
total royalties and license fees exports to the US in
2011*
;
• In 2012, Canadian patent and trade secret royalties
and license fees exports to the US were estimated
US$665 million**.
© Muchiu (Henry) Chang 2013
Source: * http://bea.gov/surveys/pdf/be125_web.pdf
** http://bea.gov/international/international_services.htm

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 4441 Canadian
companies/organizations having US patents
granted from Jan. 1, 2004 to August 13, 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