The number of U.S. utility patents granted declined in 2018 after many years of growth and a record-breaking 2017. The annual released today also notes that there was a decline in published pre-grant applications waiting to be approved by in 2016 and 2017. I think most of the 3.5 percent decline in 2018 patent grants can be attributed to this. Since published patent applications increased in 2018, we should expect the dip to be temporary, with
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