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== Patent Litigation ==
{| class="wikitablesortable"
|-
|-
| 2001
| 4686.0
| 325979.0
|}
(Data from LexMachina and USPTO)
==USPTO Data on Grants and Applications==
Sourced from [http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/ac/ido/oeip/taf/us_stat.htm USPTO Table]
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year of Application or Grant
! Utility Patent Applications, U.S. Origin
! Utility Patent Applications, Foreign Origin
! Utility Patent Applications, Foreign Origin Percent Share
! Utility Patent Applications, All Origin Total
! Design Patent Applications
! Plant Patent Applications
! Total Patent Applications *
!
! Utility Patent Grants, U.S. Origin
! Utility Patent Grants, Foreign Origin
! Utility Patent Grants, Foreign Origin Percent Share
! Utility Patent Grants, All Origin Total
! Design Patent Grants
! Plant Patent Grants
! Reissue Patent Grants
! Total Patent Grants
! Total Patent Grants, Foreign Origin Percent Share *
! Year of Application or Grant
! Percent Granted
! patent cases filed
|-
| 1963.0
| 66715.0
| 19154.0
| 23.3
| 85869.0
| 4968.0
| 145.0
| 90982.0
| 0.0
| 37174.0
| 8505.0
| 18.6
| 45679.0
| 2965.0
| 129.0
| 198.0
| 48971.0
| 18 *
| 1963.0
| 0.538249324042
|
|-
| 1964.0
| 67013.0
| 20579.0
| 23.5
| 87592.0
| 5259.0
| 120.0
| 92971.0
| 0.0
| 38410.0
| 8965.0
| 18.9
| 47375.0
| 2686.0
| 128.0
| 200.0
| 50389.0
| 18 *
| 1964.0
| 0.541986210754
|
|-
| 1965.0
| 72317.0
| 22312.0
| 23.6
| 94629.0
| 5413.0
| 108.0
| 100150.0
| 0.0
| 50331.0
| 12526.0
| 19.9
| 62857.0
| 3424.0
| 120.0
| 246.0
| 66647.0
| 19 *
| 1965.0
| 0.665471792312
|
|-
| 1966.0
| 66855.0
| 21670.0
| 24.5
| 88525.0
| 4853.0
| 104.0
| 93482.0
| 0.0
| 54634.0
| 13771.0
| 20.1
| 68405.0
| 3188.0
| 114.0
| 179.0
| 71886.0
| 20 *
| 1966.0
| 0.768982263965
|
|-
| 1967.0
| 61651.0
| 24046.0
| 28.0
| 85697.0
| 4744.0
| 103.0
| 90544.0
| 0.0
| 51273.0
| 14379.0
| 21.9
| 65652.0
| 3165.0
| 85.0
| 196.0
| 69098.0
| 21 *
| 1967.0
| 0.76314278141
|
|-
| 1968.0
| 67180.0
| 26291.0
| 28.1
| 93471.0
| 5171.0
| 95.0
| 98737.0
| 0.0
| 45781.0
| 13323.0
| 22.5
| 59104.0
| 3352.0
| 72.0
| 186.0
| 62714.0
| 22 *
| 1968.0
| 0.635162097289
|
|-
| 1969.0
| 68243.0
| 30507.0
| 30.9
| 98750.0
| 5496.0
| 111.0
| 104357.0
| 0.0
| 50394.0
| 17165.0
| 25.4
| 67559.0
| 3335.0
| 103.0
| 233.0
| 71230.0
| 25 *
| 1969.0
| 0.682560824861
|
|-
| 1970.0
| 72343.0
| 30832.0
| 29.9
| 103175.0
| 5996.0
| 188.0
| 109359.0
| 0.0
| 47072.0
| 17357.0
| 26.9
| 64429.0
| 3214.0
| 52.0
| 269.0
| 67964.0
| 26.0
| 1970.0
| 0.621476055926
|
|-
| 1971.0
| 71089.0
| 33640.0
| 32.1
| 104729.0
| 6211.0
| 155.0
| 111095.0
| 0.0
| 55976.0
| 22341.0
| 28.5
| 78317.0
| 3156.0
| 71.0
| 246.0
| 81790.0
| 28.0
| 1971.0
| 0.736216751429
|
|-
| 1972.0
| 65943.0
| 33355.0
| 33.6
| 99298.0
| 5867.0
| 135.0
| 105300.0
| 0.0
| 51518.0
| 23292.0
| 31.1
| 74810.0
| 2901.0
| 199.0
| 275.0
| 78185.0
| 30.0
| 1972.0
| 0.742497625831
|
|-
| 1973.0
| 66935.0
| 37144.0
| 35.7
| 104079.0
| 5425.0
| 118.0
| 109622.0
| 0.0
| 51500.0
| 22643.0
| 30.5
| 74143.0
| 4033.0
| 132.0
| 314.0
| 78622.0
| 30.0
| 1973.0
| 0.717210049078
|
|-
| 1974.0
| 64093.0
| 38445.0
| 37.5
| 102538.0
| 5318.0
| 155.0
| 108011.0
| 0.0
| 50645.0
| 25633.0
| 33.6
| 76278.0
| 4304.0
| 261.0
| 435.0
| 81278.0
| 33.0
| 1974.0
| 0.752497430817
|
|-
| 1975.0
| 64445.0
| 36569.0
| 36.2
| 101014.0
| 6292.0
| 150.0
| 107456.0
| 0.0
| 46715.0
| 25285.0
| 35.1
| 72000.0
| 4282.0
| 150.0
| 378.0
| 76810.0
| 0.0
| 1975.0
| 0.714804198928
|
|-
| 1976.0
| 65050.0
| 37294.0
| 36.4
| 102344.0
| 7061.0
| 175.0
| 109580.0
| 0.0
| 44280.0
| 25946.0
| 36.9
| 70226.0
| 4564.0
| 176.0
| 422.0
| 75388.0
| 0.0
| 1976.0
| 0.687972257711
|
|-
| 1977.0
| 62863.0
| 38068.0
| 37.7
| 100931.0
| 7258.0
| 188.0
| 108377.0
| 0.0
| 41484.0
| 23785.0
| 36.4
| 65269.0
| 3929.0
| 173.0
| 410.0
| 69781.0
| 36.0
| 1977.0
| 0.643872777434
|
|-
| 1978.0
| 61441.0
| 39475.0
| 39.1
| 100916.0
| 7538.0
| 194.0
| 108648.0
| 0.0
| 41255.0
| 24847.0
| 37.6
| 66102.0
| 3862.0
| 186.0
| 364.0
| 70514.0
| 37.0
| 1978.0
| 0.649013327443
|
|-
| 1979.0
| 60535.0
| 39959.0
| 39.8
| 100494.0
| 7519.0
| 196.0
| 108209.0
| 0.0
| 30078.0
| 18776.0
| 38.4
| 48854.0
| 3119.0
| 131.0
| 309.0
| 52413.0
| 37.0
| 1979.0
| 0.484368213365
|
|-
| 1980.0
| 62098.0
| 42231.0
| 40.5
| 104329.0
| 7830.0
| 220.0
| 112379.0
| 0.0
| 37355.0
| 24464.0
| 39.6
| 61819.0
| 3949.0
| 117.0
| 285.0
| 66170.0
| 38.0
| 1980.0
| 0.588811076803
|
|-
| 1981.0
| 62404.0
| 44009.0
| 41.4
| 106413.0
| 7375.0
| 178.0
| 113966.0
| 0.0
| 39223.0
| 26548.0
| 40.4
| 65771.0
| 4745.0
| 183.0
| 365.0
| 71064.0
| 39.0
| 1981.0
| 0.623554393416
|
|-
| 1982.0
| 63316.0
| 46309.0
| 42.2
| 109625.0
| 8174.0
| 188.0
| 117987.0
| 0.0
| 33896.0
| 23992.0
| 41.4
| 57888.0
| 4944.0
| 173.0
| 271.0
| 63276.0
| 40.0
| 1982.0
| 0.536296371634
|
|-
| 1983.0
| 59390.0
| 44313.0
| 42.7
| 103703.0
| 8082.0
| 255.0
| 112040.0
| 0.0
| 32871.0
| 23989.0
| 42.2
| 56860.0
| 4563.0
| 197.0
| 362.0
| 61982.0
| 41.0
| 1983.0
| 0.553213138165
|
|-
| 1984.0
| 61841.0
| 49443.0
| 44.4
| 111284.0
| 8739.0
| 253.0
| 120276.0
| 0.0
| 38367.0
| 28833.0
| 42.9
| 67200.0
| 4938.0
| 212.0
| 300.0
| 72650.0
| 42.0
| 1984.0
| 0.604027403638
|
|-
| 1985.0
| 63874.0
| 53132.0
| 45.4
| 117006.0
| 9551.0
| 231.0
| 126788.0
| 0.0
| 39555.0
| 32106.0
| 44.8
| 71661.0
| 5066.0
| 242.0
| 276.0
| 77245.0
| 44.0
| 1985.0
| 0.60924535445
|
|-
| 1986.0
| 65487.0
| 56946.0
| 46.5
| 122433.0
| 9912.0
| 320.0
| 132665.0
| 0.0
| 38126.0
| 32734.0
| 46.2
| 70860.0
| 5518.0
| 224.0
| 260.0
| 76862.0
| 45.0
| 1986.0
| 0.579369087551
|
|-
| 1987.0
| 68315.0
| 59602.0
| 46.6
| 127917.0
| 11153.0
| 385.0
| 139455.0
| 0.0
| 43520.0
| 39432.0
| 47.5
| 82952.0
| 5959.0
| 229.0
| 245.0
| 89385.0
| 47.0
| 1987.0
| 0.640959449285
|
|-
| 1988.0
| 75192.0
| 64633.0
| 46.2
| 139825.0
| 11289.0
| 377.0
| 151491.0
| 0.0
| 40497.0
| 37427.0
| 48.0
| 77924.0
| 5679.0
| 425.0
| 244.0
| 84272.0
| 47.0
| 1988.0
| 0.556283871649
|
|-
| 1989.0
| 82370.0
| 70380.0
| 46.1
| 152750.0
| 12615.0
| 383.0
| 165748.0
| 0.0
| 50185.0
| 45352.0
| 47.5
| 95537.0
| 6092.0
| 587.0
| 317.0
| 102533.0
| 47.0
| 1989.0
| 0.618607766006
|
|-
| 1990.0
| 90643.0
| 73915.0
| 44.9
| 164558.0
| 11288.0
| 418.0
| 176264.0
| 0.0
| 47391.0
| 42974.0
| 47.6
| 90365.0
| 8024.0
| 318.0
| 370.0
| 99077.0
| 47.0
| 1990.0
| 0.562094358462
|
|-
| 1991.0
| 87955.0
| 76351.0
| 46.5
| 164306.0
| 13061.0
| 463.0
| 177830.0
| 0.0
| 51177.0
| 45334.0
| 47.0
| 96511.0
| 9569.0
| 353.0
| 263.0
| 106696.0
| 46.0
| 1991.0
| 0.599988753304
|
|-
| 1992.0
| 92425.0
| 80650.0
| 46.6
| 173075.0
| 13078.0
| 354.0
| 186507.0
| 0.0
| 52253.0
| 45191.0
| 46.4
| 97444.0
| 9269.0
| 321.0
| 360.0
| 107394.0
| 45.0
| 1992.0
| 0.575817529637
|
|-
| 1993.0
| 99955.0
| 74788.0
| 42.8
| 174743.0
| 13635.0
| 361.0
| 188739.0
| 0.0
| 53231.0
| 45111.0
| 45.9
| 98342.0
| 10630.0
| 442.0
| 332.0
| 109746.0
| 44.0
| 1993.0
| 0.581469648562
|
|-
| 1994.0
| 107233.0
| 82624.0
| 43.5
| 189857.0
| 15774.0
| 459.0
| 206090.0
| 0.0
| 56066.0
| 45610.0
| 44.9
| 101676.0
| 11095.0
| 499.0
| 317.0
| 113587.0
| 43.0
| 1994.0
| 0.551152409142
|
|-
| 1995.0
| 123958.0
| 88419.0
| 41.6
| 212377.0
| 15409.0
| 452.0
| 228238.0
| 0.0
| 55739.0
| 45680.0
| 45.0
| 101419.0
| 11712.0
| 387.0
| 316.0
| 113834.0
| 43.0
| 1995.0
| 0.498751303464
|
|-
| 1996.0
| 106892.0
| 88295.0
| 45.2
| 195187.0
| 15161.0
| 665.0
| 211013.0
| 0.0
| 61104.0
| 48541.0
| 44.3
| 109645.0
| 11410.0
| 362.0
| 279.0
| 121696.0
| 43.0
| 1996.0
| 0.576722761157
|
|-
| 1997.0
| 120445.0
| 94812.0
| 44.0
| 215257.0
| 16546.0
| 621.0
| 232424.0
| 0.0
| 61708.0
| 50276.0
| 44.9
| 111984.0
| 11414.0
| 394.0
| 277.0
| 124069.0
| 44.0
| 1997.0
| 0.533804598492
|
|-
| 1998.0
| 135483.0
| 107579.0
| 44.3
| 243062.0
| 17107.0
| 720.0
| 260889.0
| 0.0
| 80289.0
| 67228.0
| 45.6
| 147517.0
| 14766.0
| 561.0
| 298.0
| 163142.0
| 44.0
| 1998.0
| 0.625331079501
|
|-
| 1999.0
| 149825.0
| 120362.0
| 44.5
| 270187.0
| 17761.0
| 863.0
| 288811.0
| 0.0
| 83906.0
| 69579.0
| 45.3
| 153485.0
| 14732.0
| 420.0
| 448.0
| 169085.0
| 44.0
| 1999.0
| 0.585452077656
|
|-
| 2000.0
| 164795.0
| 131131.0
| 44.3
| 295926.0
| 18292.0
| 797.0
| 315015.0
| 0.0
| 85068.0
| 72426.0
| 46.0
| 157494.0
| 17413.0
| 548.0
| 524.0
| 175979.0
| 45.0
| 2000.0
| 0.558636890307
|
|-
| 2001.0
| 177511.0
| 148997.0
| 45.6
| 326508.0
| 18280.0
| 944.0
| 345732.0
| 0.0
| 87600.0
| 78435.0
| 47.2
| 166035.0
| 16871.0
| 584.0
| 480.0
| 183970.0
| 46.0
| 2001.0
| 0.532117362581
| 2424.0
|-
| 2002.0
| 184245.0
| 150200.0
| 44.9
| 334445.0
| 20904.0
| 1144.0
| 356493.0
| 0.0
| 86971.0
| 80360.0
| 48.0
| 167331.0
| 15451.0
| 1133.0
| 460.0
| 184375.0
| 47.0
| 2002.0
| 0.517191080891
| 2531.0
|-
| 2003.0
| 188941.0
| 153500.0
| 44.8
| 342441.0
| 22602.0
| 1000.0
| 366043.0
| 0.0
| 87893.0
| 81130.0
| 48.0
| 169023.0
| 16574.0
| 994.0
| 421.0
| 187012.0
| 47.0
| 2003.0
| 0.510901724661
| 2766.0
|-
| 2004.0
| 189536.0
| 167407.0
| 46.9
| 356943.0
| 23975.0
| 1221.0
| 382139.0
| 0.0
| 84270.0
| 80020.0
| 48.7
| 164290.0
| 15695.0
| 1016.0
| 298.0
| 181299.0
| 48.0
| 2004.0
| 0.47443207838
| 2771.0
|-
| 2005.0
| 207867.0
| 182866.0
| 46.8
| 390733.0
| 25553.0
| 1222.0
| 417508.0
| 0.0
| 74637.0
| 69169.0
| 48.1
| 143806.0
| 12951.0
| 716.0
| 245.0
| 157718.0
| 48.0
| 2005.0
| 0.377760426148
| 2523.0
|-
| 2006.0
| 221784.0
| 204183.0
| 47.9
| 425967.0
| 25515.0
| 1151.0
| 452633.0
| 0.0
| 89823.0
| 83949.0
| 48.3
| 173772.0
| 20965.0
| 1149.0
| 519.0
| 196405.0
| 48.0
| 2006.0
| 0.433916660959
| 2581.0
|-
| 2007.0
| 241347.0
| 214807.0
| 47.1
| 456154.0
| 27752.0
| 1049.0
| 484955.0
| 0.0
| 79526.0
| 77756.0
| 49.4
| 157282.0
| 24062.0
| 1047.0
| 508.0
| 182899.0
| 49.0
| 2007.0
| 0.377146333165
| 2776.0
|-
| 2008.0
| 231588.0
| 224733.0
| 49.2
| 456321.0
| 27782.0
| 1209.0
| 485312.0
| 0.0
| 77502.0
| 80270.0
| 50.9
| 157772.0
| 25565.0
| 1240.0
| 647.0
| 185224.0
| 50.0
| 2008.0
| 0.38165963339
| 2576.0
|-
| 2009.0
| 224912.0
| 231194.0
| 50.7
| 456106.0
| 25806.0
| 959.0
| 482871.0
| 0.0
| 82382.0
| 84967.0
| 50.8
| 167349.0
| 23116.0
| 1009.0
| 453.0
| 191927.0
| 50.0
| 2009.0
| 0.397470545964
| 2549.0
|-
| 2010.0
| 241977.0
| 248249.0
| 50.6
| 490226.0
| 29059.0
| 992.0
| 520277.0
| 0.0
| 107791.0
| 111823.0
| 50.9
| 219614.0
| 22799.0
| 981.0
| 947.0
| 244341.0
| 50.0
| 2010.0
| 0.469636366782
| 2770.0
|-
| 2011.0
| 247750.0
| 255832.0
| 50.8
| 503582.0
| 30467.0
| 1139.0
| 535188.0
| 0.0
| 108622.0
| 115883.0
| 51.6
| 224505.0
| 21356.0
| 823.0
| 1029.0
| 247713.0
| 51.0
| 2011.0
| 0.462852306106
| 3572.0
|-
| 2012.0
| 268782.0
| 274033.0
| 50.5
| 542815.0
| 32799.0
| 1149.0
| 576763.0
| 0.0
| 121026.0
| 132129.0
| 52.2
| 253155.0
| 21951.0
| 860.0
| 822.0
| 276788.0
| 52.0
| 2012.0
| 0.479899022649
| 5461.0
|-
| 2013.0
| 287831.0
| 283.781
| 49.6
| 571612.0
| 36034.0
| 1406.0
| 609052.0
| 0.0
| 133593.0
| 144242.0
| 51.9
| 277835.0
| 23468.0
| 847.0
| 798.0
| 302948.0
| 51.0
| 2013.0
| 0.497409088222
| 6128.0
|-
| 2014.0
| 285096.0
| 293706.0
| 50.7
| 578802.0
| 35378.0
| 1063.0
| 615243.0
| 0.0
| 144621.0
| 156057.0
| 51.9
| 300677.0
| 23657.0
| 1072.0
| 626.0
| 326032.0
| 51.0
| 2014.0
| 0.529923948749
| 5086.0
|-
| 2015.0
| 288335.0
| 301075.0
| 51.1
| 589410.0
| 39097.0
| 1140.0
| 629647.0
| 0.0
| 140969.0
| 157438.0
| 52.8
| 298407.0
| 25986.0
| 1074.0
| 512.0
| 325979.0
| 52.0
| 2015.0
| 0.517717070041
| 5821.0
|}
