Backlog of unexamined patent applications
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Backlog of unexamined patent applications
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Although not clearly defined, the backlog of unexamined patent applications consists, at one point in time, of all the patent applications that have been filed and still remain to be examined. The backlog was said to be 4.2 million worldwide in 2007, and in 2009 it reportedly continued to grow. The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) alone had a backlog of ca. 700,000 patent applications in 2009. By May 22, 2024 this number grew to 783,134 applications. Although the overall economi
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backlog_of_unexamined_patent_applications
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2009-10-10T15:29:06Z
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2024-09-13T20:05:03Z
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