TABLE 3: PATENT APPLICATIONS PENDING PRIOR TO ALLOWANCE

TABLE 3: PATENT APPLICATIONS PENDING PRIOR TO ALLOWANCE1 (FY 1989 - FY 2009) Year Awaiting Action by Examiner Total Applications Pending2 1989  92,377 222,755 1990 104,179 244,964 1991 104,086 254,507 1992 112,201 269,596 1993  99,904 244,646 1994 107,824 261,249 1995 124,275 298,522 1996 139,943 303,720 1997 112,430 275,295 1998 224,446 379,484 1999 243,207 414,837 2000 308,056 485,129 2001 355,779 542,007 2002 433,691 636,530 2003 471,382 674,691 2004 528,685 756,604 2005 611,114 885,002 2006 701,147 1,003,884   2007 760,924 1,112,517   2008 771,529 1,208,076   2009 735,961 1,207,794   Notes: 1: Includes patent applications pending at end of period indicated, and includes utility, reissue, plant, and design applications. Does not include allowed applications. (back to text) 2: Applications under examination, including those in preexamination processing. (back to text)

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