Roughly half of all U.S. utility patents never reach their full 20-year term. Patent owners abandon them after failing to pay maintenance..
Roughly half of all U.S. utility patents never reach their full 20-year term. Patent owners abandon them
Between 2013 and 2023, approximately 560 blockchain patent applications were rejected by the USPTO under Section 101
Executive Summary Self-filed patent applications have a 76% abandonment rate, compared to 35% for professionally represented cases.
Who Can Apply for a Patent? The 2025 U.S. Eligibility Guide for Inventors, Startups & R&D Most
Most patent holders overlook a critical truth: getting a patent granted is just the beginning, not the
Most inventors make a critical mistake when they develop a breakthrough process: they assume it can’t be
BlackBerry just sold 32,000 patents for $170 million—roughly $5,300 per patent. Yet a single properly engineered patent
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) processes hundreds of thousands of patent applications each year.
Patent application filings hit an all-time high in 2024 with over 430,000 applications submitted in the U.S.
