In the fiscal year of 2021, a total number of 374,006 patents were granted at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. This is an increase from the fiscal year of 2000, when 182,218 patents were issued.
Number of patents issued in the United States from FY 2000 to FY 2021
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USPTO. (November 19, 2021). Number of patents issued in the United States from FY 2000 to FY 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 25, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/256571/number-of-patent-grants-in-the-us/
USPTO. "Number of patents issued in the United States from FY 2000 to FY 2021." Chart. November 19, 2021. Statista. Accessed June 25, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/256571/number-of-patent-grants-in-the-us/
USPTO. (2021). Number of patents issued in the United States from FY 2000 to FY 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 25, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/256571/number-of-patent-grants-in-the-us/
USPTO. "Number of Patents Issued in The United States from Fy 2000 to Fy 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Nov 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/256571/number-of-patent-grants-in-the-us/
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