In the fiscal year of 2021, about percent of utility patents issued to U.S. companies had been granted by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to large entities of U.S. origin. In that same year, percent of the utility patents granted to companies of foreign origin were granted to large entities.
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USPTO. (November 19, 2021). Share of utility patent grants issued in the United States in FY 2021, by entity size and origin [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 03, 2026, from /statistics/256715/number-of-technology-patent-grants-in-the-us-by-ownership/
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