Source: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office  

Release: U.S. Granted Patents by States, Territories, and Countries  

Units:  Number, Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:  Annual

Patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor.

A reissue application is filed to correct an error in the patent, where, as a result of the error, the patent is deemed wholly or partly inoperative or invalid. An error in the patent arises out of an error in conduct which was made in the preparation and/or prosecution of the application which became the patent.

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