USPTO Patent Grant Rate and Growing Backlog

The backlog of unexamined applications has risen sharply in recent years — reaching 804,658 applications in October 2024 which is a concerning increase from approximately 526,000 applications in early 2018. Pendency and backlog issues reached a crisis point in 2008, but we are now above that high point.

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Thom Browne wins in Adidas trademark battle over stripe pattern

January 2, 2024

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A win for the little guy in a closely watched trademark case...

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Jaguar's rebranding effort just keeps rolling downhill... The car they finally revealed is simply not a Jaguar.

December 9, 2024

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Jaguar Finally Reveals Its All-Electric Type 00 After a Contentious Rebrand

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