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Number of patents in force in the United States 2004-2016

Number of patents in force in the United States from 2004 to 2016

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