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Number of utility patent application filings in the U.S. FY 2000-FY 2021
In the fiscal year of 2021, a total number of 593,294 utility patent applications were filed at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. This is a decrease from the previous year, when 603,669 utility patent applications were filed.