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: Patently ObviousUSPTO Grant Rate by Technology Center
By Dennis Crouch
The following graph is based on the file histories of about 25,000 utility patent applications from the past few years. I looked to find the percent that were issued as compared to the total number of disposals (issued patents + abandoned applications). I grouped the results according to the technology center associated with the respective patent examiner.
Full post as published by Patently Obvious on May 27, 2010 (boomark / email).
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