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The FedInvent™ Count

2008 Taxpayer-Funded Patents

This page was updated on Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 08:28 PM GMT

In 2008:

  • The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is granted 185,224 patents.
  • 3,841 patents showed that the inventors benefitted from American taxpayer funding.
  • These patents accounted for 2.07% of all US patents granted in 2008.
  • The weekly average for new taxpayer-funded patent grants was 73 per week.

WEEK DATE COUNT FEDINVENT REPORT DETAILS
53 Tuesday, December 30, 2008 77 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
52 Tuesday, December 23, 2008 55 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
51 Tuesday, December 16, 2008 70 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
50 Tuesday, December 9, 2008 67 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
49 Tuesday, December 2, 2008 88 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
48 Tuesday, November 25, 2008 77 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
47 Tuesday, November 18, 2008 79 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
46 Tuesday, November 11, 2008 80 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
45 Tuesday, November 4, 2008 68 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
44 Tuesday, October 28, 2008 83 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
43 Tuesday, October 21, 2008 104 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
42 Tuesday, October 14, 2008 93 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
41 Tuesday, October 7, 2008 82 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
40 Tuesday, September 30, 2008 52 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
39 Tuesday, September 23, 2008 49 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
38 Tuesday, September 16, 2008 59 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
37 Tuesday, September 9, 2008 55 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
36 Tuesday, September 2, 2008 96 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
35 Tuesday, August 26, 2008 66 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
34 Tuesday, August 19, 2008 77 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
33 Tuesday, August 12, 2008 79 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
32 Tuesday, August 5, 2008 89 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
31 Tuesday, July 29, 2008 55 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
30 Tuesday, July 22, 2008 71 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
29 Tuesday, July 15, 2008 65 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
28 Tuesday, July 8, 2008 53 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
27 Tuesday, July 1, 2008 70 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
26 Tuesday, June 24, 2008 74 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
25 Tuesday, June 17, 2008 48 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
24 Tuesday, June 10, 2008 61 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
23 Tuesday, June 3, 2008 79 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
22 Tuesday, May 27, 2008 89 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
21 Tuesday, May 20, 2008 89 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
20 Tuesday, May 13, 2008 80 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
19 Tuesday, May 6, 2008 77 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
18 Tuesday, April 29, 2008 67 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
17 Tuesday, April 22, 2008 86 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
16 Tuesday, April 15, 2008 68 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
15 Tuesday, April 8, 2008 95 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
14 Tuesday, April 1, 2008 69 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
13 Tuesday, March 25, 2008 72 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
12 Tuesday, March 18, 2008 79 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
11 Tuesday, March 11, 2008 79 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
10 Tuesday, March 4, 2008 82 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
9 Tuesday, February 26, 2008 76 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
8 Tuesday, February 19, 2008 99 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
7 Tuesday, February 12, 2008 70 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
6 Tuesday, February 5, 2008 58 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
5 Tuesday, January 29, 2008 82 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
4 Tuesday, January 22, 2008 45 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
3 Tuesday, January 15, 2008 46 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
2 Tuesday, January 8, 2008 41 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page
1 Tuesday, January 1, 2008 81 FEDINVENT Report Patent Details Page