TABLE 1: SUMMARY OF PATENT EXAMINING ACTIVITIES
(As of September 30 of each fiscal year)
Applications filed, total |
311,807 |
344,717 |
353,394 |
355,418 |
376,810 |
Utility
1 |
291,653 |
324,211 |
331,580 |
331,729 |
351,431 |
Reissue |
805 |
956 |
974 |
938 |
800 |
Plant |
786 |
914 |
1,134 |
785 |
1,111 |
Design |
18,563 |
18,636 |
19,706 |
21,966 |
23,468 |
 |
Provisional Applications Filed
2
|
78,963 |
86,123 |
89,537 |
92,517 |
102,278 |
 |
First actions |
Design |
17,856 |
17,748 |
19,029 |
19,013 |
17,328 |
Utility, Plant, and Reissue |
237,421 |
241,770 |
275,054 |
283,111 |
288,315 |
PCT/Chapter
1
|
16,331 |
17,972 |
19,460 |
23,277 |
17,935 |
 |
Patent
application disposals, total |
252,871 |
257,467 |
279,297 |
303,635 |
304,921 |
 |
Allowed patent applications, total |
182,888 |
183,394 |
189,191 |
205,879 |
195,611 |
Design |
16,688 |
16,526 |
17,377 |
17,596 |
16,262 |
Utility, Plant, and Reissue |
166,200 |
166,868 |
171,814 |
188,283 |
179,349 |
 |
Abandoned, total |
69,895 |
74,014 |
90,092 |
97,745 |
109,295 |
Design |
1,839 |
1,448 |
1,675 |
1,569 |
1,471 |
Utility, Plant, and Reissue |
68,056 |
72,566 |
88,417 |
96,176 |
107,824 |
 |
Statutory
invention registration disposals, total |
88 |
59 |
14 |
11 |
15 |
 |
PCT/Chapter II examinations completed |
15,471 |
18,859 |
16,456 |
21,005 |
19,439 |
 |
Applications
Published 3 |
|
25,359 |
169,729 |
243,007 |
248,561 |
 |
Patents
issued 4 |
182,223 |
187,822 |
177,317 |
189,597 |
187,170 |
Utility |
164,490 |
169,576 |
160,843 |
171,500 |
169,296 |
Reissue |
561 |
504 |
466 |
394 |
343 |
Plant |
453 |
563 |
912 |
1,178 |
998 |
Design |
16,719 |
17,179 |
15,096 |
16,525 |
16,533 |
 |
Pendency
time of average patent application 5 |
25.0 |
24.7 |
24.0 |
26.7 |
27.6 |
Reexamination certificates issued |
276 |
287 |
200 |
193 |
138 |
PCT international
applications received by USPTO as receiving office |
36,671 |
43,322 |
42,889 |
42,969 |
45,396 |
National
requirements received by USPTO as designated/elected office |
23,628 |
26,821 |
29,846 |
32,753 |
37,173 |
Patents renewed under Public Law (P.L.)
102-204 6 |
206,255 |
205,117 |
194,143 |
253,475 |
269,815 |
Patents expired under P.L. 102-204
6 |
47,958 |
49,077 |
53,724 |
57,770 |
63,552 |
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