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USPTO Report

Updated report on the economic contributions of IP-intensive industries in 2024 (August 2026)
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NEW ONLINE TOOL

Intellectual property provisions of free trade agreements
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September 17, 2026

Strategies for expediting your patent applications in China

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The USPTO released its latest report highlighting the profound economic contributions of industries that predominantly rely on intellectual
PatentsView’s Quarter 4 (Q4) 2025 data update is now available, with disambiguated patent data through December 31, 2025
On March 20, PatentsView will migrate to the Open Data Portal (ODP) to support long-term sustainability, reliability, and
Under these programs, when a U.S. patent applicant receives a U.S. patent, the partner office will accelerate its
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