In 2021, the number of patent grants worldwide increased by ten percent. The highest growth rate occurred in 1996 with 24.9 percent, while the lowest rate was measured in 2014 at 0.4 percent.
Annual growth rate of patent grants worldwide from 1996 to 2021
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Statistics on Patents in the United States
Overview
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- Premium Statistic Number of patent applications and grants in the U.S. FY 2021, by type
- Premium Statistic Number of patent application filings in the U.S. FY 2000-FY 2021
- Premium Statistic Number of patents issued in the U.S. FY 2000-FY 2021
- Premium Statistic Number of patents in force in the U.S. 2004-2020
- Premium Statistic Number of patents granted to U.S. companies 2009-2020
- Basic Statistic Companies with the most patents granted 2020-2021
Patents in detail
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- Premium Statistic Number of patent grants in the U.S. FY 2021, by state
- Premium Statistic Number of U.S. patents issued FY 2017-FY 2021, by residency of applicant
- Premium Statistic Number of patent applications U.S. 2020, by fields of technology
- Premium Statistic Ranking of U.S. companies with the most international patent applications 2020
- Premium Statistic Number of international patent applications of U.S. companies 2002-2020
Utility patents
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- Premium Statistic Number of utility patent application filings in the U.S. FY 2000-FY 2021
- Premium Statistic Number of utility patents issued in the U.S. FY 2000-FY 2021
- Premium Statistic Share of utility patent grants issued U.S. FY 2021, by entity size and origin
- Premium Statistic Ranking of the 20 countries with the most utility model applications 2021
Industrial design
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- Premium Statistic Number of design patent application filings in the U.S. FY 2000-FY 2021
- Premium Statistic Number of design patents issued in the U.S. FY 2000-FY 2021
- Premium Statistic Number of industrial design patent filings by U.S. companies 2009-2020
- Premium Statistic Number of industrial design patent registrations by U.S. companies 2009-2020
Plant patents
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- Premium Statistic Number of plant patent application filings in the U.S. FY 2000-FY 2021
- Premium Statistic Number of plant patents issued in the U.S. FY 2000-FY 2021
- Premium Statistic Ranking of the 20 countries with the most plant variety applications 2021
- Premium Statistic Ranking of the 20 countries with the most plant variety grants 2021
- Premium Statistic Number of plant varieties in force for selected countries 2021
Patent holders
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- Premium Statistic Intellectual property law firms by number of overall filings U.S. 2016-2020
- Premium Statistic Leading university owners of United States issued utility patents 2020
- Premium Statistic U.S. patents granted to Boeing 2010-2021
- Premium Statistic U.S. patents granted to Honeywell International in the U.S. 2010-2021
- Premium Statistic Patents granted to Raytheon 2010-2021
- Premium Statistic U.S. patents granted to Lockheed Martin 2010-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of patents issued to the U.S. government FY 2021, by department
Further related statistics
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- Ranking of the top U.S. patent law firms 2020, by number of patents represented
- The top U.S. trademark law firms 2013, by number of trademarks representing
- Patent offices with the fastest growing number of patent grants worldwide 2012
- Growth rate of trademark application class counts worldwide 2006-2021
- Patents in force as a percentage of total patent applications 1995-2021
- Resident trademark applications per million inhabitants for selected origins 2021
- Ranking of the 20 countries with the most utility model applications 2016
- Growth rate of utility model applications worldwide 2001-2021
- Ranking of the 20 countries where the most ind. design applications originated 2021
- Growth rate of industrial design applications worldwide 2005-2021
- Growth rate of industrial design registrations worldwide 2005-2021
- Non-resident share of patent grants of the top 20 countries 2018
- Composition of damages awarded in U.S. patent litigation cases 1998-2017
- Patent holder trail success rates in the U.S. bench vs. jury decisions 1998-2017
- Patent holder overall success rates in U.S. patent litigation cases 1995-2013
- Patent holder median damages in U.S. by type of practicing entity 1998-2017
- Growth of the number of international patent applications 2006-2021
- Share of international patent applications in English 2006-2021
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- Ranking of the top U.S. patent law firms 2020, by number of patents represented
- The top U.S. trademark law firms 2013, by number of trademarks representing
- Patent offices with the fastest growing number of patent grants worldwide 2012
- Growth rate of trademark application class counts worldwide 2006-2021
- Patents in force as a percentage of total patent applications 1995-2021
- Resident trademark applications per million inhabitants for selected origins 2021
- Ranking of the 20 countries with the most utility model applications 2016
- Growth rate of utility model applications worldwide 2001-2021
- Ranking of the 20 countries where the most ind. design applications originated 2021
- Growth rate of industrial design applications worldwide 2005-2021
- Growth rate of industrial design registrations worldwide 2005-2021
- Non-resident share of patent grants of the top 20 countries 2018
- Composition of damages awarded in U.S. patent litigation cases 1998-2017
- Patent holder trail success rates in the U.S. bench vs. jury decisions 1998-2017
- Patent holder overall success rates in U.S. patent litigation cases 1995-2013
- Patent holder median damages in U.S. by type of practicing entity 1998-2017
- Growth of the number of international patent applications 2006-2021
- Share of international patent applications in English 2006-2021
WIPO. (November 21, 2022). Annual growth rate of patent grants worldwide from 1996 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 06, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/257109/growth-rate-of-patent-grants-worldwide/
WIPO. "Annual growth rate of patent grants worldwide from 1996 to 2021." Chart. November 21, 2022. Statista. Accessed February 06, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/257109/growth-rate-of-patent-grants-worldwide/
WIPO. (2022). Annual growth rate of patent grants worldwide from 1996 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 06, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/257109/growth-rate-of-patent-grants-worldwide/
WIPO. "Annual Growth Rate of Patent Grants Worldwide from 1996 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Nov 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/257109/growth-rate-of-patent-grants-worldwide/
WIPO, Annual growth rate of patent grants worldwide from 1996 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/257109/growth-rate-of-patent-grants-worldwide/ (last visited February 06, 2023)
Annual growth rate of patent grants worldwide from 1996 to 2021 [Graph], WIPO, November 21, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/257109/growth-rate-of-patent-grants-worldwide/