USPTO 2006 Statistics
In 2006, the patent application allowance rate continued its downward creep, down to 54%.
In 2006, patent examiners completed 332,000 patent applications in the year, which means about 180,000 applications were approved, and about 152,000 were not.
By not-approved is meant the application remained rejected after completion of the prosecution stage. A rejection on the first Office Action merely kicks off the prosecution stage.
In 2006, patent examiners completed 332,000 patent applications in the year, which means about 180,000 applications were approved, and about 152,000 were not.
By not-approved is meant the application remained rejected after completion of the prosecution stage. A rejection on the first Office Action merely kicks off the prosecution stage.
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