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Long Description for FY 2005 Patent Cost by Product chart


The table below summarizes the patent cost by product for fiscal year 2005.

FY 2005 Patent Cost by Product
Product Type
Percentage of Cost
Utility-Transportation 9.6%
Utility-Mechanical 11.4%
Utility-Computer and Electronic Commerce  8.4%
Utility-Communications 10.7%
Utility-Biotechnology  7.1%
Utility-Chemical  9.8%
Utility-Physics 17.6%
Design  5.1%
Plant  0.3%
PCT 10.0%
Other 10.0%

 

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