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Percentage of foreign patent grants in the United States 1990-2015

Percentage of patent grants from foreign companies in the United States from 1990 to 2015

The data depicts the percentage of patent grants from foreign companies in the U.S. from 1990 to 2015. In 2015, about 52.8% of patents granted by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office were filed by foreign companies.

2015	52.8
2014	51.9
2013	51.9
2012	52.2
2011	51.6
2010	50.9
2009	50.8
2008	50.9
2007	49.4
2006	48.3
2005	48.1
2004	48.7
2003	48
2002	48
2001	47.2
2000	48
1999	44
1998	44
1997	44
1996	43
1995	43
1994	43
1993	44
1992	45
1991	46
1990	47

Percentage of foreign patent grants in the United States 1990-2015

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