Calendar Year	Utility Patent Applications (e) (inventions)	Design Patent Applications	Plant Patent Applications	Utility Patents (e) (inventions)	Design Patents	Plant Patents	Patent Grants to Foreign Residents (a)	Total Applications	Total Patents Granted
2019	621453	46847	1134	354430	34794	1275	204656	669434	390499
2018	597141	45083	1079	307759	30497	1208	177915	643303	339464
2017	606956	43340	1059	318828	30870	1311	182002	651355	351009
2016	605571	42571	1177	303049	28873	1235	172818	649319	333157
2015	589410	39097	1140	298408	25986	1074	169764	629647	325468
2014	578802	35378	1063	300677	23657	1072	166999	615243	325406
2013	571612	36034	1406	277835	23468	847	154891	609052	302150
2012	542815	32799	1149	253155	21951	860	142180	576763	275966
2011	503582	30467	1139	224505	21356	823	125998	535188	246684
2010	490226	29059	992	219614	22799	981	122694	520277	243394
2009	456106	25806	959	167349	23116	1009	96677	482871	191474
2008	456321	27782	1209	157772	25565	1240	92929	485312	184577
2007	456154	27752	1049	157282	24062	1047	89007	484955	182391
2006	425967	25515	1151	173772	20965	1149	93942	452633	195886
2005	390733	25553	1222	143806	12951	716	75046	417508	157473
2004	356943	23975	1221	164290	15695	1016	87051	382139	181001
2003	342441	22602	1000	169023	16574	994	88258	366043	186591
2002	334445	20904	1144	167331	15451	1133	87101	356493	183915
2001	326508	18280	944	166035	16871	584	85173	345732	183490
2000	295926	18292	797	157494	17413	548	78871	315015	175455
1999	270187	17761	863	153485	14732	420	74877	288811	168637