Line graph with 2 lines and 56 points per line.

X scale titled Month.
Y scale titled Number of Filings.
Line 1, Biologics and Diagnostic Methods.
Point 1, 2012/10 is 1420, 1,420.
Point 2, 2012/11 is 1480, 1,480.
Point 3, 2012/12 is 1466, 1,466.
Point 4, 2013/01 is 1375, 1,375.
Point 5, 2013/02 is 1448, 1,448.
Point 6, 2013/03 is 2637, 2,637.
Point 7, 2013/04 is 1291, 1,291.
Point 8, 2013/05 is 1412, 1,412.
Point 9, 2013/06 is 1487, 1,487.
Point 10, 2013/07 is 1347, 1,347.
Point 11, 2013/08 is 1393, 1,393.
Point 12, 2013/09 is 1482, 1,482.
Point 13, 2013/10 is 1580, 1,580.
Point 14, 2013/11 is 1466, 1,466.
Point 15, 2013/12 is 1704, 1,704.
Point 16, 2014/01 is 1351, 1,351.
Point 17, 2014/02 is 1433, 1,433.
Point 18, 2014/03 is 2026, 2,026.
Point 19, 2014/04 is 1474, 1,474.
Point 20, 2014/05 is 1433, 1,433.
Point 21, 2014/06 is 1489, 1,489.
Point 22, 2014/07 is 1411, 1,411.
Point 23, 2014/08 is 1368, 1,368.
Point 24, 2014/09 is 1582, 1,582.
Point 25, 2014/10 is 1506, 1,506.
Point 26, 2014/11 is 1371, 1,371.
Point 27, 2014/12 is 1579, 1,579.
Point 28, 2015/01 is 1269, 1,269.
Point 29, 2015/02 is 1273, 1,273.
Point 30, 2015/03 is 1495, 1,495.
Point 31, 2015/04 is 1497, 1,497.
Point 32, 2015/05 is 1358, 1,358.
Point 33, 2015/06 is 1609, 1,609.
Point 34, 2015/07 is 1455, 1,455.
Point 35, 2015/08 is 1318, 1,318.
Point 36, 2015/09 is 2025, 2,025.
Point 37, 2015/10 is 1492, 1,492.
Point 38, 2015/11 is 1378, 1,378.
Point 39, 2015/12 is 1656, 1,656.
Point 40, 2016/01 is 1278, 1,278.
Point 41, 2016/02 is 1409, 1,409.
Point 42, 2016/03 is 1569, 1,569.
Point 43, 2016/04 is 1476, 1,476.
Point 44, 2016/05 is 1510, 1,510.
Point 45, 2016/06 is 1764, 1,764.
Point 46, 2016/07 is 1321, 1,321.
Point 47, 2016/08 is 1493, 1,493.
Point 48, 2016/09 is 1447, 1,447.
Point 49, 2016/10 is 1556, 1,556.
Point 50, 2016/11 is 1634, 1,634.
Point 51, 2016/12 is 1565, 1,565.
Point 52, 2017/01 is 1339, 1,339.
Point 53, 2017/02 is 1341, 1,341.
Point 54, 2017/03 is 1624, 1,624.
Point 55, 2017/04 is 1336, 1,336.
Point 56, 2017/05 is 1409, 1,409.
Line 2, Business Methods.
Point 1, 2012/10 is 1069, 1,069.
Point 2, 2012/11 is 1102, 1,102.
Point 3, 2012/12 is 1281, 1,281.
Point 4, 2013/01 is 1082, 1,082.
Point 5, 2013/02 is 1034, 1,034.
Point 6, 2013/03 is 2767, 2,767.
Point 7, 2013/04 is 881, 881.
Point 8, 2013/05 is 1142, 1,142.
Point 9, 2013/06 is 1258, 1,258.
Point 10, 2013/07 is 1111, 1,111.
Point 11, 2013/08 is 1223, 1,223.
Point 12, 2013/09 is 1325, 1,325.
Point 13, 2013/10 is 1329, 1,329.
Point 14, 2013/11 is 1223, 1,223.
Point 15, 2013/12 is 1500, 1,500.
Point 16, 2014/01 is 1218, 1,218.
Point 17, 2014/02 is 1199, 1,199.
Point 18, 2014/03 is 2154, 2,154.
Point 19, 2014/04 is 1246, 1,246.
Point 20, 2014/05 is 1326, 1,326.
Point 21, 2014/06 is 1434, 1,434.
Point 22, 2014/07 is 1255, 1,255.
Point 23, 2014/08 is 1089, 1,089.
Point 24, 2014/09 is 1276, 1,276.
Point 25, 2014/10 is 1175, 1,175.
Point 26, 2014/11 is 913, 913.
Point 27, 2014/12 is 1446, 1,446.
Point 28, 2015/01 is 891, 891.
Point 29, 2015/02 is 988, 988.
Point 30, 2015/03 is 1231, 1,231.
Point 31, 2015/04 is 1082, 1,082.
Point 32, 2015/05 is 996, 996.
Point 33, 2015/06 is 1320, 1,320.
Point 34, 2015/07 is 1071, 1,071.
Point 35, 2015/08 is 964, 964.
Point 36, 2015/09 is 1282, 1,282.
Point 37, 2015/10 is 995, 995.
Point 38, 2015/11 is 895, 895.
Point 39, 2015/12 is 1373, 1,373.
Point 40, 2016/01 is 882, 882.
Point 41, 2016/02 is 917, 917.
Point 42, 2016/03 is 1112, 1,112.
Point 43, 2016/04 is 886, 886.
Point 44, 2016/05 is 975, 975.
Point 45, 2016/06 is 1068, 1,068.
Point 46, 2016/07 is 861, 861.
Point 47, 2016/08 is 970, 970.
Point 48, 2016/09 is 948, 948.
Point 49, 2016/10 is 941, 941.
Point 50, 2016/11 is 900, 900.
Point 51, 2016/12 is 1188, 1,188.
Point 52, 2017/01 is 858, 858.
Point 53, 2017/02 is 845, 845.
Point 54, 2017/03 is 1055, 1,055.
Point 55, 2017/04 is 843, 843.
Point 56, 2017/05 is No data, no-data.

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FITF Implemented, Label: FITF Implemented

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One Year Post FITF, Label: One Year Post FITF

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Alice Decision, Label: Alice Decision

The above chart shows a comparison of monthly filings in United States Patent Classification (USPC) class 705 (Business Methods) and USPC classes 435, 506, 530, 536, and 514 (Biologics and Diagnostic Methods). Note: RCE filings are not included. The spike in March 2013 was a result of increased filing coinciding with implementation of the First Inventor to File (FITF) provisions of the America Invents Act (AIA). Also in March 2013, a very large volume of provisional applications were filed. Applications claiming priority to these provisionals were filed approximately a year later, producing the spike in March 2014. The Supreme Court's decision in Alice Corp. was decided in June 2014. While the graph shows a recent decline of filings in both Business Methods and Biologics and Diagnostic Methods, there is some delay (up to several months) between filing and assignment of classification data, so recent months may under-count class-based filings. To this end, only filings through May 2017 have been included above.

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October 2012 through May 2017

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