Year | Number of Patent Acceptance (Thousands) | Number of Patents Granted (Thousands) |
2000 | 170.68 | 105.35 |
2001 | 203.57 | 114.25 |
2002 | 252.63 | 132.40 |
2003 | 308.49 | 182.23 |
2004 | 353.81 | 190.24 |
2005 | 476.26 | 214.00 |
2006 | 573.18 | 268.00 |
2007 | 693.92 | 351.78 |
2008 | 828.33 | 411.98 |
2009 | 976.69 | 581.99 |
2010 | 1222.29 | 814.83 |
2011 | 1633.35 | 960.51 |
2012 | 2050.65 | 1255.14 |
2013 | 2377.06 | 1313.00 |
2014 | 2361.24 | 1302.69 |
2015 | 2798.50 | 1718.19 |
2016 | 3464.82 | 1753.76 |
2017 | 3697.85 | 1836.43 |
2018 | 4323.11 | 2447.46 |
2019 | 4380.47 | 2591.61 |
2020 | 5194.15 | 3639.27 |