In 2021, the number of utility model applications worldwide stood at about 2.9 million. This was a slight decrease from the year before, where the number amounted to roughly 3 million. Since 2016, the number of utility model applications has almost doubled worldwide.
Number of utility model applications worldwide from 1990 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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- Growth rate of patent applications worldwide 1996-2021
- Resident patent applications per R&D expenditure for selected origins 2011
- Ranking of the 20 countries where the most ind. design applications originated 2021
- Patents in force as a percentage of total patent applications 1995-2021
- Growth rate of utility model applications worldwide 2001-2021
- Ranking of the 20 countries with the most utility model applications 2016
- Resident trademark applications per million inhabitants for selected origins 2021
- Non-resident share of patent grants of the top 20 countries 2018
- Number of trademark registrations by U.S. companies 2003-2020
- Number of patent applications stifled by U.S. Government secrecy orders 2000-2021
- Number of trademark filings in the U.S. 2003-2020
- Statutory invention registrations/defensive publication grants by the USPTO 2015
- Number of patent reissue application filings in the U.S. FY 2000-FY 2021
- Number of independent inventors in the U.S. 1998-2015
- Number of reissue patents issued in the U.S. FY 2000-FY 2021
- Number of technology patent grants in the U.S. as of 2015, by country of origin
- Number of independent inventors in the U.S. as of 2015, by state
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- Growth rate of patent applications worldwide 1996-2021
- Resident patent applications per R&D expenditure for selected origins 2011
- Ranking of the 20 countries where the most ind. design applications originated 2021
- Patents in force as a percentage of total patent applications 1995-2021
- Growth rate of utility model applications worldwide 2001-2021
- Ranking of the 20 countries with the most utility model applications 2016
- Resident trademark applications per million inhabitants for selected origins 2021
- Non-resident share of patent grants of the top 20 countries 2018
- Number of trademark registrations by U.S. companies 2003-2020
- Number of patent applications stifled by U.S. Government secrecy orders 2000-2021
- Number of trademark filings in the U.S. 2003-2020
- Statutory invention registrations/defensive publication grants by the USPTO 2015
- Number of patent reissue application filings in the U.S. FY 2000-FY 2021
- Number of independent inventors in the U.S. 1998-2015
- Number of reissue patents issued in the U.S. FY 2000-FY 2021
- Number of technology patent grants in the U.S. as of 2015, by country of origin
- Number of independent inventors in the U.S. as of 2015, by state
WIPO. (November 1, 2022). Number of utility model applications worldwide from 1990 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 09, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/257640/number-of-utility-model-applications-worldwide/
WIPO. "Number of utility model applications worldwide from 1990 to 2021." Chart. November 1, 2022. Statista. Accessed February 09, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/257640/number-of-utility-model-applications-worldwide/
WIPO. (2022). Number of utility model applications worldwide from 1990 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 09, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/257640/number-of-utility-model-applications-worldwide/
WIPO. "Number of Utility Model Applications Worldwide from 1990 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Nov 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/257640/number-of-utility-model-applications-worldwide/
WIPO, Number of utility model applications worldwide from 1990 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/257640/number-of-utility-model-applications-worldwide/ (last visited February 09, 2023)
Number of utility model applications worldwide from 1990 to 2021 [Graph], WIPO, November 1, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/257640/number-of-utility-model-applications-worldwide/