TABLE 2: PATENT APPLICATIONS FILED

TABLE 2: PATENT APPLICATIONS FILED (FY 1989 - FY 2009) (PRELIMINARY FOR FY 2009)1 Year Utility Design Plant Reissue Total 1989 150,418 11,975   418   495 163,306 1990 162,708 11,140   395   468 174,711 1991 166,765 10,368   414   536 178,083 1992 171,623 12,907   335   581 185,446 1993 173,619 13,546   362   572 188,099 1994 185,087 15,431   430   606 201,554 1995 220,141 15,375   516   647 236,679 1996 189,922 15,160   557   637 206,276 1997 219,486 16,272   680   607 237,045 1998 238,850 16,576   658   582 256,666 1999 259,618 17,227   759   664 278,268 2000 291,653 18,563   786   805 311,807 2001 324,211 18,636   914   956 344,717 2002 331,580 19,706 1,134   974 353,394 2003 331,729 21,966   785   938 355,418 2004 353,319 23,457 1,212   996 378,984 2005 381,797 25,304 1,288 1,143 409,532 2006 417,453 25,853 1,204 1,103 445,613 2006 439,578 26,693 1,002 1,057 468,330  20082 466,258 28,217 1,331 1,080 496,886  20091 457,966 25,581   992   961 485,500 Notes: 1: FY 2009 data are preliminary and will be finalized in the FY 2010 PAR. (back to text) 2: FY 2008 application data has been updated with final end of the year numbers. (back to text)

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