Utility Patents Granted per Calendar Year, 1840-2022

By Jason Rantanen

I’m getting ready to teach my Fall 2023 Patent Law class, and that means updating the granted utility patents graph that I do every few years.  This year’s version shows U.S. utility patents granted per year from 1840-2022:

Graph of utility patent grants 1840-2022


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