Between 2000 and 2020, Caterpillar filed 11864 patent applications at the USPTO and abandoned 3008 (25.35%) patent applications.
How Many Patent Applications did Caterpillar abandon Every Year?
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Caterpillar Patent Filing vs Abandonment Trend
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What Percentage of Filed Patents were Abandoned Every Year?
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