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Number of international patent applications of U.S. companies 2002-2016

Number of international patent applications of U.S. companies from 2002 to 2016, by treaty system used

The data displays the number of international patent applications of U.S. companies from 2001 to 2016, by treaty system used. In 2016, total 56,595 patent applications were filed using the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT).

2002	41316	58	15
2003	41046	275	10
2004	43398	1753	5
2005	46884	2920
2006	51302	3213	1
2007	54062	3835
2008	51668	3721	83
2009	45659	3228	154
2010	45093	4192	182
2011	49210	4925	229
2012	51861	5447	85
2013	57459	6042	147
2014	61483	6626	128
2015	57123	7390	210
2016	56595	7730	405

Number of international patent applications of U.S. companies 2002-2016

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