The data depicts the number of patents in force in the U.S. from 2004 to 2016. In 2015, a total number of 2,644,697 patents were in force in the U.S.
2004 | 1633355 |
2005 | 1683968 |
2006 | 1774742 |
2007 | 1815531 |
2008 | 1872872 |
2009 | 1930631 |
2010 | 2017318 |
2011 | 2113628 |
2012 | 2239231 |
2013 | 2387502 |
2014 | 2527750 |
2015 | 2644697 |
2016 | 2763055 |