In 2020, a total of 579,230 patent applications were filed by U.S. companies using the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT). A further 10,005 patent applications were filed using the Madrid system, and another 531 were filed using the Hague system.
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WIPO. (November 1, 2021). Number of international patent applications of U.S. companies from 2002 to 2020, by treaty system used [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 12, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/256749/number-of-international-patent-applications-of-us-companies/
WIPO. "Number of international patent applications of U.S. companies from 2002 to 2020, by treaty system used." Chart. November 1, 2021. Statista. Accessed September 12, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/256749/number-of-international-patent-applications-of-us-companies/
WIPO. (2021). Number of international patent applications of U.S. companies from 2002 to 2020, by treaty system used. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 12, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/256749/number-of-international-patent-applications-of-us-companies/
WIPO. "Number of International Patent Applications of U.S. Companies from 2002 to 2020, by Treaty System Used." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Nov 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/256749/number-of-international-patent-applications-of-us-companies/
WIPO, Number of international patent applications of U.S. companies from 2002 to 2020, by treaty system used Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/256749/number-of-international-patent-applications-of-us-companies/ (last visited September 12, 2024)
Number of international patent applications of U.S. companies from 2002 to 2020, by treaty system used [Graph], WIPO, November 1, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/256749/number-of-international-patent-applications-of-us-companies/