Number of patent application filings in the U.S. FY 2000-FY 2021

Published by Statista Research Department, Jul 21, 2023
In the fiscal year of 2021, a total number of 650,654 patent applications were filed at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. This is a slight decrease from the previous year, when 653,311 patent applications were filed.

Number of patent application filings in the United States from FY 2000 to FY 2021

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January 2022

Region

United States

Survey time period

FY 2000 to FY 2021

Supplementary notes

The given number is the total for utilities, design, plants, and reissue patent applications.
The financial year is the U.S. government financial year which runs from 1 October and ends on 30 September.

*Data is preliminary.

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