This statistic shows the rate of U.S. patents that were not renewed when their expiry was reached each year from 2005 to 2015. In 2015, 21.79 percent of U.S. patents that came up for renewal were abandoned.
Rate of abandonment of U.S. patents up for renewal from 2005 to 2015
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AcclaimIP. (November 7, 2016). Rate of abandonment of U.S. patents up for renewal from 2005 to 2015 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 24, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/632022/maintenance-rates-of-us-patents-2005-to-2015/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
AcclaimIP. "Rate of abandonment of U.S. patents up for renewal from 2005 to 2015." Chart. November 7, 2016. Statista. Accessed January 24, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/632022/maintenance-rates-of-us-patents-2005-to-2015/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
AcclaimIP. (2016). Rate of abandonment of U.S. patents up for renewal from 2005 to 2015. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 24, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/632022/maintenance-rates-of-us-patents-2005-to-2015/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
AcclaimIP. "Rate of Abandonment of U.S. Patents up for Renewal from 2005 to 2015." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Nov 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/632022/maintenance-rates-of-us-patents-2005-to-2015/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
AcclaimIP, Rate of abandonment of U.S. patents up for renewal from 2005 to 2015 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/632022/maintenance-rates-of-us-patents-2005-to-2015/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed (last visited January 24, 2025)
Rate of abandonment of U.S. patents up for renewal from 2005 to 2015 [Graph], AcclaimIP, November 7, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/632022/maintenance-rates-of-us-patents-2005-to-2015/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed