Intellectual property rights issued for new plant varieties

Number of rights

Line graph with 3 lines and 38 points per line.

Line 1, Plant patents.
Point 1, 1970 is 51.
Point 2, 1971 is 72.
Point 3, 1972 is 199.
Point 4, 1973 is 132.
Point 5, 1974 is 261.
Point 6, 1975 is 150.
Point 7, 1976 is 177.
Point 8, 1977 is 173.
Point 9, 1978 is 186.
Point 10, 1979 is 131.
Point 11, 1980 is 117.
Point 12, 1981 is 183.
Point 13, 1982 is 174.
Point 14, 1983 is 198.
Point 15, 1984 is 212.
Point 16, 1985 is 242.
Point 17, 1986 is 224.
Point 18, 1987 is 229.
Point 19, 1988 is 426.
Point 20, 1989 is 588.
Point 21, 1990 is 319.
Point 22, 1991 is 353.
Point 23, 1992 is 321.
Point 24, 1993 is 445.
Point 25, 1994 is 499.
Point 26, 1995 is 387.
Point 27, 1996 is 363.
Point 28, 1997 is 396.
Point 29, 1998 is 566.
Point 30, 1999 is 426.
Point 31, 2000 is 555.
Point 32, 2001 is 584.
Point 33, 2002 is 1133.
Point 34, 2003 is 994.
Point 35, 2004 is 1016.
Point 36, 2005 is 716.
Point 37, 2006 is 1149.
Point 38, 2007 is 1047.
Line 2, Utility patents.
Point 1, 1970 is No data.
Point 2, 1971 is No data.
Point 3, 1972 is No data.
Point 4, 1973 is No data.
Point 5, 1974 is No data.
Point 6, 1975 is No data.
Point 7, 1976 is 2.
Point 8, 1977 is 2.
Point 9, 1978 is 2.
Point 10, 1979 is 1.
Point 11, 1980 is 1.
Point 12, 1981 is 5.
Point 13, 1982 is 2.
Point 14, 1983 is 5.
Point 15, 1984 is 3.
Point 16, 1985 is 7.
Point 17, 1986 is 16.
Point 18, 1987 is 17.
Point 19, 1988 is 22.
Point 20, 1989 is 19.
Point 21, 1990 is 13.
Point 22, 1991 is 25.
Point 23, 1992 is 40.
Point 24, 1993 is 34.
Point 25, 1994 is 97.
Point 26, 1995 is 79.
Point 27, 1996 is 218.
Point 28, 1997 is 223.
Point 29, 1998 is 408.
Point 30, 1999 is 576.
Point 31, 2000 is 534.
Point 32, 2001 is 537.
Point 33, 2002 is 458.
Point 34, 2003 is 408.
Point 35, 2004 is 521.
Point 36, 2005 is 448.
Point 37, 2006 is 650.
Point 38, 2007 is 804.
Line 3, PVPCs.
Point 1, 1970 is No data.
Point 2, 1971 is No data.
Point 3, 1972 is 0.
Point 4, 1973 is 22.
Point 5, 1974 is 133.
Point 6, 1975 is 96.
Point 7, 1976 is 105.
Point 8, 1977 is 128.
Point 9, 1978 is 90.
Point 10, 1979 is 87.
Point 11, 1980 is 138.
Point 12, 1981 is 108.
Point 13, 1982 is 174.
Point 14, 1983 is 118.
Point 15, 1984 is 130.
Point 16, 1985 is 161.
Point 17, 1986 is 227.
Point 18, 1987 is 187.
Point 19, 1988 is 229.
Point 20, 1989 is 107.
Point 21, 1990 is 131.
Point 22, 1991 is 215.
Point 23, 1992 is 340.
Point 24, 1993 is 240.
Point 25, 1994 is 208.
Point 26, 1995 is 214.
Point 27, 1996 is 192.
Point 28, 1997 is 184.
Point 29, 1998 is 68.
Point 30, 1999 is 203.
Point 31, 2000 is 248.
Point 32, 2001 is 525.
Point 33, 2002 is 377.
Point 34, 2003 is 317.
Point 35, 2004 is 421.
Point 36, 2005 is 248.
Point 37, 2006 is 241.
Point 38, 2007 is 326.

Source: ERS, based on data from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the Plant Variety Protection Office.

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