Table 26: Patent Classification Activity

TABLE 26: PATENT CLASSIFICATION ACTIVITY
(FY 2000 - FY 2004)

ACTIVITY	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004
Original patents professionally reclassified -
completed projects	53,437	39,209	19,621	10,802	20,370
Subclasses established	1,869	1,878	780	2,023	552
Reclassified patents clerically processed, total	128,362	145,090	61,433	212,798	59,617
Original U.S. patents	49,231	51,266	13,155	16,202	20,555
Cross-reference U.S. patents	70,302	84,611	38,868	189,274 1	38,183
Foreign patents	8,829	9,213	9,410	7,322	879

Notes:

1: FY 2003 cross-reference U.S. patents includes 1,700 EULA based subclasses that were added to the semi conductor classes in USPC. (back to text)

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