Muchiu (Henry) Chang, PhD. Cantab.
henry.chang212@gmail.com
June 21, 2016
Directory of Canadian US Patent Holders -
The latest Competitive Intelligence (CI) and
intellectual Ecosystem of Canada

Figure 1, Global US patent holding

Figure 2, US patent holding in major economy entities in the world

• The charges for the use of IP caused
$7.5 billions of foreign trade deficit, about
16.6% of the total foreign trade deficit ($45
billions);
• The foreign trade deficit in the charges for
the use of IP wiped out all the surplus made
from the efforts of Computer and information
services and R&D;
• Knowledge-based is not good enough;
• Patent CI can help to improve the IP export.
The Impact of Intellectual Property (IP) on
2014 Canadian Foreign Trade
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2013 Statistics**
of the US Trade Balance with
Canada in the Charges for the Use of IP
(in US$millions)
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• The US had US$9105 of trade surplus over Canada in
the charges for the use of IP;
• This is the third largest IP trade suprplus, only next to
European Union (US$31772) and Ireland
(US$12279);.
* Source: US Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis,
Table 2.3. U.S. Trade in Services, by Country or Affiliation and by Type of Service

Database of Canadian US Patent Holders
and Competitive Intelligence (CI)
• Synchronized with USPTO patent database to
provide “no-older-than-7-day” information about
Canada’s patent competitive advantage in the US
market;
• Until June 21, 2016, there are 6241 Canadian US
patents owners (2793 of them are in Ontario)
tracked by this database;
• This database tracks information about who they
are, where they are, what they patented and if they
are getting stronger or weaker;
• Provided synergy on economic related issues.
© Muchiu (Henry) Chang 2016

Canadian Patent Landscape
in the US Market
• Ontario is the largest US patent hub province;
Kitchener-Cambridge-Waterloo CMA, Markham,
Drummondville are the top US patent hosting
geographical areas in Canada respectively
(normalized by population).
© Muchiu (Henry) Chang 2016

If you need the latest intelligence regarding:
• the names of 6,000+ Canadian US patent owners in
all business sectors, from coast to coast; and
their detailed patent strengths and trends of these
Canadian companies in the US market, please feel
free to contact:
Dr. Muchiu (Henry) Chang
henry.chang212@gmail.com
+1-416-828-5676
© Muchiu (Henry) Chang 2016

Figure 3, Annual Patent Statistics by Provinces

Figure 4, US Patent Statistics by Geographical Areas