Between 2000 and 2020, Apple filed 42921 patent applications at the USPTO and abandoned 3477 (8.1%) patent applications. Also, 297 companies abandoned their patent applications due to Apple patents.
How Many Patent Applications did Apple abandon Every Year?
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Apple’s Patent Filing vs Abandonment Trend
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What Percentage of Filed Patents were Abandoned Every Year?
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