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Agricultural Biotechnology Intellectual Property: Overview Table 1

Table 1—U.S. utility patent awards in agricultural biotechnology, 1976-2000
Year	Agricultural Biotechnology Patents Granted, Calendar Year	U.S. Utility, Patents Granted, Calendar Year	U.S. Utility Patents Granted, Fiscal Year

1976	54	70,244	75,325
1977	75	65,285	67,972
1978	72	66,140	65,963
1979	76	48,916	51,686
1980	99	61,888	56,618
1981	107	65,865	66,617
1982	111	57,957	59,449
1983	100	56,944	54,744
1984	124	67,332	66,753
1985	156	71,741	69,667
1986	169	70,931	71,301
1987	242	83,068	82,141
1988	264	78,056	77,317
1989	316	95,684	95,831
1990	305	90,592	88,974
1991	419	96,809	91,822
1992	443	98,051	99,405
1993	493	98,959	96,676
1994	532	102,513	101,270
1995	544	102,299	101,895
1996	840	110,762	104,900
1997	1,028	113,642	111,979
1998	1,491	150,959	139,298
1999	1,581	154,535	142,856
2000	1,435	157,739	164,490
Total	11,076	2,236,911	2,204,949
(through 2000)

2001		166,158	169,576
2002		167,437	160,843
2003		169,120	171,500

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Updated date: August 26, 2004