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Number of utility patent application filings in the United States FY 1997-FY 2017

Number of utility patent application filings in the United States from FY 1997 to FY 2017

The data depicts the number of utility patent application filings in the U.S. from FY 1997 to FY 2017. In FY 2017, a total number of 602,354 utility patent applications were filed at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

2017	602354
2016	607753
2015	578121
2014	579873
2013	564007
2012	530915
2011	504663
2010	479332
2009	458901
2008	466258
2007	439578
2006	417453
2005	381797
2004	353319
2003	331729
2002	331580
2001	324211
2000	291653
1999	259618
1998	238850
1997	219486

Number of utility patent application filings in the United States FY 1997-FY 2017

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