Table 24
Firms that developed intellectual property, 2007

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Firms that developed intellectual property, 2007
  Functional food firms Natural health product firms Firms active in both fields Service only firms All firms
  number
Firms granting functional food or natural health product licensing agreements 8 14 15 0 36
Firms acquiring functional food or natural health product licensing agreements E 28 18 0 54
Firms developing trade secrets 72 60 81 E 217
Firms registering trademarks 66 106 86 E 265
Firms with functional food or natural health product related patents or pending patents 20 53 19 F 93
Note(s):
Totals may not add up due to rounding.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, The Functional Foods and Natural Health Products Survey, 2007.