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On Thu, Mar 02, 2006 at 02:22:24PM -0500, Mark M. Hoffman wrote:
> 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
But I read it on the Internet... it must be true! ;-)
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Toby DiPasquale
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