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Utility Patents Granted per Calendar Year, 1840-2020

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utility patents granted per year from 1840-2020: Data for 2021 isn’t included in the table, but as of July 31, 2021, the authority file contains 195,480 patents. If the pace remains the same, that would predict about 335,000 patents granted this calendar year–around 10% lower than 2020 (356,640 granted patents).

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Utility Patents Granted per Calendar Year, 1840-2022

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If the pace remains the same, that would work out to about 294,000 patents granted this calendar year–around 10% fewer than 2022 (327,482 granted patents) and around 18% lower than 2020 (356,640 granted patents). (In The above graph uses calendar years (Jan. This year’s version shows U.S.

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Four-case March calendar

At the Lectern

That continues a string of lighter than usual calendars. Like all calendars since April 2020 , and for the foreseeable future, the March calendar will be remote and based in San Francisco. (See It will be the sixth straight calendar will pro tem justices. The court granted review in January 2020.

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A three-case February calendar

At the Lectern

That continues a string of light calendars. Yesterday, the court heard just two arguments on its January calendar. Like all calendars since April 2020 , and for the foreseeable future, the February calendar will be remote and based in San Francisco. (See The court granted review in June 2020.

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Just two cases on the January calendar

At the Lectern

That continues a string of light calendars. The September , October , November , and December calendars had three, five, five, and three cases, respectively. The court granted review in July 2020. The Supreme Court announced today that it would hear only two arguments next month. ” (Related: here , here , and here.).

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Another small calendar for April

At the Lectern

That continues a string of lighter than usual calendars. If Patricia Guerrero’s appointment to the court is confirmed next week , as expected, and if she is promptly sworn in (see here ), April’s will be the first calendar with a full complement of permanent justices in seven months.

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It’ll be a small March calendar

At the Lectern

The Supreme Court has been known to hear as many as 17 cases on one calendar. For the monthly calendars so far this term — September 2020 through February 2021 — the court has heard 4, 4, 5, 4, 6, and 5 cases. There have been considerably fewer arguments recently, however.