Number of international patent applications of U.S. companies 2020

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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Release date

November 2021

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Region

United States

Survey time period

2002 to 2020

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Data prior to 2009 available here.

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