The statistic shows the share of patent litigation cases in the United States between 1998 and 2017, among the top ten industries. Between 1998 and 2017, consumer products had the highest share of patent litigation cases with 14 percent for practicing entities and 2 percent for non-practicing entities.
Share of patent litigation cases in the United States between 1998 and 2017, by industry
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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 2010-2022
- Premium Statistic U.S. patents granted to Honeywell International in the U.S. 2010-2022
- Premium Statistic Patents granted to Raytheon 2010-2022
- 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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- 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
- Median damages of patent litigations in the U.S. 1996-2015, by industry
- 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 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
- Patent litigation costs involving NPEs in the U.S. 2005-2011
- Patent holder overall success rates in U.S. patent litigation cases 1995-2013
- 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 in the U.S. decided by jury 1998-2017
- Share of accused products patent infringement investigations by type U.S. FY 2020
- 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
- Distribution of media used for international patent applications 2021
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- Patent holder median damages in U.S. by type of practicing entity 1998-2017
- Median damages of patent litigations in the U.S. 1996-2015, by industry
- 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 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
- Patent litigation costs involving NPEs in the U.S. 2005-2011
- Patent holder overall success rates in U.S. patent litigation cases 1995-2013
- 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 in the U.S. decided by jury 1998-2017
- Share of accused products patent infringement investigations by type U.S. FY 2020
- 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
- Distribution of media used for international patent applications 2021
PwC. (March 31, 2018). Share of patent litigation cases in the United States between 1998 and 2017, by industry [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 27, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/632037/sharer-of-patent-litigations-in-the-us-by-industry/
PwC. "Share of patent litigation cases in the United States between 1998 and 2017, by industry." Chart. March 31, 2018. Statista. Accessed March 27, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/632037/sharer-of-patent-litigations-in-the-us-by-industry/
PwC. (2018). Share of patent litigation cases in the United States between 1998 and 2017, by industry. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 27, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/632037/sharer-of-patent-litigations-in-the-us-by-industry/
PwC. "Share of Patent Litigation Cases in The United States between 1998 and 2017, by Industry." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Mar 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/632037/sharer-of-patent-litigations-in-the-us-by-industry/
PwC, Share of patent litigation cases in the United States between 1998 and 2017, by industry Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/632037/sharer-of-patent-litigations-in-the-us-by-industry/ (last visited March 27, 2023)
Share of patent litigation cases in the United States between 1998 and 2017, by industry [Graph], PwC, March 31, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/632037/sharer-of-patent-litigations-in-the-us-by-industry/