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Patent Intelligence & Technology Report


The statistics provided in this report are based upon U.S. Utility and Statutory patents issued for the time period indicated. It is also important to note that this report only reflects patents issued to companies that appeared in the most recent annual edition of the IFI Patent Intelligence & Technology Report .

Listed below are general statistics identifying the patent information used to generate this report:

Patent Statistics for May 2000

338 Total Patents Selected for Report
190 Patents issued to U.S. Companies
148 Patents issued to Foreign Companies
9 Countries Covered by Report

Company Statistics for May 2000

87 Total Companies Listed in Report
48 U.S. Companies Listed in Report
39 Foreign Companies Listed in Report

Subject Area Statistics for May 2000

125 Chemical Patents Represented by Report
89 Electrical Patents Represented by Report
124 Mechanical Patents Represented by Report
139 Main U.S. Classes Covered by Report
131 Main IPC Codes Covered by Report




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