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U.S. Granted Patents: Total Patents Originating in the United States (PATENTUSALLTOTAL)

Observation:

2020: 183,147 (+ more)   Updated: May 21, 2021
2020:  183,147  
2019:  186,118  
2018:  161,809  
2017:  169,208  
2016:  160,540  
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Units:

Number,
Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:

Annual

NOTES

Source: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office  

Release: U.S. Granted Patents by States, Territories, and Countries  

Units:  Number, Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:  Annual

Notes:

Patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor.

Total is the sum of utility, plant, design, and reissue patents granted.

See PTMT Products and Services Brochure and Types of patent applications and proceedings for more information.

Suggested Citation:

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, U.S. Granted Patents: Total Patents Originating in the United States [PATENTUSALLTOTAL], retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/PATENTUSALLTOTAL, March 19, 2024.

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U.S. Granted Patents by States, Territories, and Countries

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