In the fiscal year of 2020, about nine percent of patent infringement investigations were targeted at consumer electronics products. 25 percent of all patent infringement investigations were targeted at computer and telecommunications products.
Percentage of patent infringement investigations in the United States from FY 2017 to FY 2020, by accused product type
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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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- Patent holder median damages awarded in U.S. patent litigation cases 1998-2017
- Success rate of patent litigations in the U.S. 1996-2015, by industry
- Patent holder median damages awarded in patent litigations U.S. 1998-2017
- Share of patent litigations in the U.S. 1998-2017, by industry
- Number of patent litigations in the U.S. 1998-2017
- Ranking of the largest patent damages awards in the U.S. 2005-2012
- Share of patent litigations, by industry U.S. 1998-2017
- Share of patent litigations in the U.S. decided by jury 1998-2017
- Number of patent infringement investigations instituted U.S. FY 2006-Q4 2022
- Patent holder median damages in U.S. by type of practicing entity 1998-2017
- Patent holder overall success rates in U.S. patent litigation cases 1995-2013
- Median damages of patent litigations in the U.S. 1996-2015, by industry
- Patent litigation costs involving NPEs in the U.S. 2005-2011
- Composition of damages awarded in U.S. patent litigation cases 1998-2017
- Patent holder median damages awarded in the U.S. bench vs. jury decisions 1998-2017
- Patent holder trail success rates in the U.S. bench vs. jury decisions 1998-2017
- Patents in force as a percentage of total patent applications 1995-2021
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- Patent holder median damages awarded in U.S. patent litigation cases 1998-2017
- Success rate of patent litigations in the U.S. 1996-2015, by industry
- Patent holder median damages awarded in patent litigations U.S. 1998-2017
- Share of patent litigations in the U.S. 1998-2017, by industry
- Number of patent litigations in the U.S. 1998-2017
- Ranking of the largest patent damages awards in the U.S. 2005-2012
- Share of patent litigations, by industry U.S. 1998-2017
- Share of patent litigations in the U.S. decided by jury 1998-2017
- Number of patent infringement investigations instituted U.S. FY 2006-Q4 2022
- Patent holder median damages in U.S. by type of practicing entity 1998-2017
- Patent holder overall success rates in U.S. patent litigation cases 1995-2013
- Median damages of patent litigations in the U.S. 1996-2015, by industry
- Patent litigation costs involving NPEs in the U.S. 2005-2011
- Composition of damages awarded in U.S. patent litigation cases 1998-2017
- Patent holder median damages awarded in the U.S. bench vs. jury decisions 1998-2017
- Patent holder trail success rates in the U.S. bench vs. jury decisions 1998-2017
- Patents in force as a percentage of total patent applications 1995-2021
US International Trade Commission. (January 22, 2021). Percentage of patent infringement investigations in the United States from FY 2017 to FY 2020, by accused product type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 28, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/257282/percentage-of-accused-products-in-us-patent-infringement-investions/
US International Trade Commission. "Percentage of patent infringement investigations in the United States from FY 2017 to FY 2020, by accused product type." Chart. January 22, 2021. Statista. Accessed January 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/257282/percentage-of-accused-products-in-us-patent-infringement-investions/
US International Trade Commission. (2021). Percentage of patent infringement investigations in the United States from FY 2017 to FY 2020, by accused product type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/257282/percentage-of-accused-products-in-us-patent-infringement-investions/
US International Trade Commission. "Percentage of Patent Infringement Investigations in The United States from Fy 2017 to Fy 2020, by Accused Product Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Jan 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/257282/percentage-of-accused-products-in-us-patent-infringement-investions/
US International Trade Commission, Percentage of patent infringement investigations in the United States from FY 2017 to FY 2020, by accused product type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/257282/percentage-of-accused-products-in-us-patent-infringement-investions/ (last visited January 28, 2023)
Percentage of patent infringement investigations in the United States from FY 2017 to FY 2020, by accused product type [Graph], US International Trade Commission, January 22, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/257282/percentage-of-accused-products-in-us-patent-infringement-investions/