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Number of patent application filings in the United States FY 1997-FY 2017

Number of patent application filings in the United States from FY 1997 to FY 2017

The data depicts the number of patent application filings in the U.S. from FY 1997 to FY 2017. In FY 2017, a total number of 647,388 patent applications were filed at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

2017	647388
2016	650411
2015	618062
2014	618457
2013	601464
2012	565566
2011	537171
2010	510060
2009	486499
2008	496886
2007	468330
2006	445613
2005	409532
2004	378984
2003	355418
2002	353394
2001	344717
2000	311807
1999	278268
1998	256666
1997	237045

Number of patent application filings in the United States FY 1997-FY 2017

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