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By Type of Patent Document
Patenting Trends, Single Year Reports, 1991 to the Present
File name |
Links to Report |
Year of Report |
Title and Description |
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pat_tr03 | html | 2003 |
Patenting Trends, 2003, Single Year Report : For the calendar year, a brief discussion of the patenting trends is presented. (updatted annually) |
pat_tr02 | html | 2002 |
Patenting Trends, 2002, Single Year Report : For the calendar year, a brief discussion of the patenting trends is presented. (updatted annually) |
pat_tr01 | html | 2001 |
Patenting Trends, 2001, Single Year Report : For the calendar year, a brief discussion of the patenting trends is presented. (updatted annually) |
pat_tr00 | html | 2000 |
Patenting Trends, 2000, Single Year Report : For the calendar year, a brief discussion of the patenting trends is presented. (updatted annually) |
pat_tr99 | html | 1999 |
Patenting Trends, 1999, Single Year Report : For the calendar year, a brief discussion of the patenting trends is presented. (updatted annually) |
pat_tr98 | html | 1998 |
Patenting Trends, 1998, Single Year Report : For the calendar year, a brief discussion of the patenting trends is presented. (updatted annually) |
pat_tr97 | html | 1997 |
Patenting Trends, 1997, Single Year Report : For the calendar year, a brief discussion of the patenting trends is presented. (updatted annually) |
pat_tr96 | html | 1996 |
Patenting Trends, 1996, Single Year Report : For the calendar year, a brief discussion of the patenting trends is presented. (updatted annually) |
pat_tr95 | html | 1995 |
Patenting Trends, 1995, Single Year Report : For the calendar year, a brief discussion of the patenting trends is presented. (updatted annually) |
pat_tr94 | html | 1994 |
Patenting Trends, 1994, Single Year Report : For the calendar year, a brief discussion of the patenting trends is presented. (updatted annually) |
pat_tr93 | html | 1993 |
Patenting Trends, 1993, Single Year Report : For the calendar year, a brief discussion of the patenting trends is presented. (updatted annually) |
pat_tr92 | html | 1992 |
Patenting Trends, 1992, Single Year Report : For the calendar year, a brief discussion of the patenting trends is presented. (updatted annually) |
pat_tr91 | html | 1991 |
Patenting Trends, 1991, Single Year Report : For the calendar year, a brief discussion of the patenting trends is presented. (updatted annually) |
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Most analyses of technological activity that incorporate patent data will focus on the activity of utility patents, also known as "patents for inventions." Since design patents are granted for ornamental designs and not for inventions, they are usually perceived to have a lesser relationship with technological activity. Similarly, statutory invention registrations and defensive publications do not convey patent protection to disclosed inventions and may have a lesser relationship with technological activity. Plant patents may or may not disclose an invention; however, plant patents are numerically small relative to utility patents and are usually handled and analyzed separately.
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Other statistical data relating to patents may be found in the Commissioner's Annual Reports as well as in other documents available at the USPTO Web Site.
Please note that data contained in the Commissioner's Annual Reports are predominantly fiscal year data covering annual periods that extend from October 1 to September 30.
The Commissioner's Annual Reports as well as other patent data on the USPTO Web Site may be accessed from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Home Page (http://www.uspto.gov).
For statistical data profiling patenting activity at intellectual property offices outside the United States, the web sites of those offices should be consulted. Please note that patents granted by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office provide patent protection only within the United States.
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Please note that table data in some of the PTMD HTML Hypertext format files can be directly imported into many newer software programs (e.g., newer spreadsheet software).
Updates to PTMD General Statistical Reports are usually generated in March/April of each year to incorporate data through December of the previous year. Midyear updates are generated for some PTMD reports with the update reports containing data through June. These update reports are generally available in late July to early August. One exception is the "U.S. Patent Statistics Report", which is fully updated in May/June of each year.
PTMD single year reports are usually generated in February of the following year. The "Patenting By Organizations Report", however, is updated once per year in March/April.
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