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Number of patents issued in the United States FY 1997-FY 2017

Number of patents issued in the United States from FY 1997 to FY 2017

The data depicts the number of patents issued in the U.S. from FY 1997 to FY 2017. In FY 2017, a total number of 347,642 patents were granted at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

2017	347642
2016	334107
2015	322449
2014	329612
2013	290083
2012	270258
2011	244430
2010	233127
2009	190122
2008	182556
2007	184376
2006	183187
2005	165483
2004	187169
2003	189590
2002	177312
2001	187817
2000	182218
1999	159161
1998	154577
1997	122975

Number of patents issued in the United States FY 1997-FY 2017

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