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Intellectual property law
fromPatently-O
2 weeks ago

The 20-Year Allowance Rate Arc: From Trough to Peak and Back Again

U.S. patent application allowance rates followed a V-shaped curve from 2001 to 2024, declining from 71% to a 59% low in May 2006, then rising to 82% by early 2020, representing a 23-percentage-point swing.
Intellectual property law
fromPatently-O
1 week ago

The Real-Time View: USPTO Allowance Rate "Dips" to 75%

The disposal allowance rate, measuring patents issued among applications resolved in a given month, provides a real-time indicator of USPTO examination practices, complementing the backward-looking filing-date cohort approach.
Intellectual property law
fromPatently-O
1 month ago

Large Entities Achieve Double the Patent Allowance Rate of Micro Entities

Large entities secure patents at far higher rates than small and micro entities, with allowance rates of 80%, 61%, and 40% respectively.
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