In the fiscal year of 2021, more patents were issued by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to foreign nationals than to U.S. residents. In that year, ** patents were issued to residents of foreign countries, compared to ** patents issued to residents of the United States.
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USPTO. (November 19, 2021). Number of U.S. patents issued from FY 2017 to FY 2021, by residency of applicant [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 28, 2026, from /statistics/950844/number-us-patents-issued-residency-applicant/
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