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Patent statistics may be found in various areas of the USPTO Web Site. Links to some of those areas are provided below:

Links to various USPTO web pages that contain patent statistics follow:

General Statistics

Calendar Year Patent Statistics (January 1 through December 31)
General calendar year patent statistics may be accessed from the following web page: http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/ac/ido/oeip/taf/tafp.html .

Fiscal Year Patent Statistics (October 1 through September 30)
General fiscal year patent statistics are contained in the Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks Annual Reports / Performance and Accountability Reports. Those statistics may be accessed from the following web page: http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/ac/ido/oeip/taf/ann_rpt_intermed.htm .

Trilateral Statistics Report
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), the European Patent Office (EPO), and the Japanese Patent Office (JPO) work together to produce an annual Trilateral Statistical Report that profiles patenting activity in the three regions. These reports may be accessed from the Trilateral Web Site which may be accessed via the following web page: http://www.uspto.gov/web/tws/index.html .

Statistical Patent Data From Other Intellectual Property Offices
For statistical data profiling patenting activity at intellectual property offices outside the United States, the web sites of those offices should be consulted. Please note that patents granted by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office provide patent protection only within the United States. Links to other intellectual property offices and other sites of possible interest may be viewed at the following web page: http://www.uspto.gov/web/menu/other.html .

Other Statistics

Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences, Fiscal Year 2007 Selected Statistics
Some statistics relating to work performed by the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences may be viewed on the following linked web page: http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/pac/dapp/opla/presentation/ca_bar_0607.html .

Business Method-Related Arts (Class 705), Fiscal Year 2001 Statistics ("USPTO Today" article)
A short article is presented that discusses patenting activity in Class 705 (business method-related arts). The article may be viewed on the following linked web page: http://www.uspto.gov/web/menu/pbmethod/fy2001strport.html .

Business Method-Related Arts (Class 705) Workload Statistics
Some fiscal year (i.e., October 1 to September 30) workload statistics tables relating to patenting activity in Class 705 (business method-related arts) may be viewed on the following linked web page: http://www.uspto.gov/web/menu/pbmethod/applicationfiling.htm .

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