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Long Description for FY 2004 Patent Cost by Product

The table below summarizes the patent cost by product for fiscal year 2004.

FY 2004 Patent Cost by Product
Product Type
Percentage of Cost
Utility-Transportation 10.4%
Utility-Mechanical 11.3%
Utility-Computer and Electronic Commerce  7.2%
Utility-Communications  9.8%
Utility-Biotechnology  7.0%
Utility-Chemical 10.2%
Utility-Physics 17.6%
Design  4.8%
Plant  0.3%
PCT 10.6%
Other 10.8%

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