Intellectual Property Research Guide: Statistics

Covers statistics for different types of data by year, including number of applications filed, applications issued, top filers, number of filings per state and country. See Performance and Accountability Reports.

This link is not currently working. Study of reported trademark cases since July 5, 1947. Includes graphs on damages, injunctions, attorneys' fees, infringement established/not established, etc.

Statistics on patent pendency, examiner staffing, and reexamination

U.S. patent litigation statistics from the University of Houston Law Center Institute for Intellectual Property & Information Law.

Provides raw data to create statistics relating to patents. Data must be uploaded and used with a relational database server. Requires fee.

Statistics on patents and trademarks from WIPO, and regional and national offices.

Report from WIPO about worldwide trends in intellectual property and innovation. Includes various types of statistical data.

Report from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), a non-governmental entity, about worldwide trends in science, technology, and industry, including data relating to patents.