Mark M. Hoffman on 2 Mar 2006 19:22:55 -0000


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[PLUG] [OT] patents


Hi:

It was stated last night at the PLUG meeting that Microsoft produces
patents at the rate of 1100 per day.  I couldn't believe that figure,
so I did some googling over lunch today:

"Patent applications are received at the rate of over 350,000 per year."
http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/pac/doc/general/#uspto

(1100 x 365 > 350000, and those are just *applications*)

"The USPTO issued 151,079 utility patents in fiscal year 2005."
http://communitydispatch.com/artman/publish/article_3845.shtml

"During the past two years alone, according to the U.S. Patent and
Trademark Office's online search server, Microsoft has received
about 1,000 patents, or an average of 10 a week." [April 12, 2004]
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1566299,00.asp

Regards,

-- 
Mark M. Hoffman
mhoffman@lightlink.com

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