▽Patently-O, the nation’s leading patent law blog ●12/27 15:48 On December 24, 2026, the USPTO issued 6,920 utility patents and 800 design patents. The vast majority of utility patents are published prior to issuance - this week the numbers were 94%.The utility allowance rate was 86% for the week - calculated as the number patented divided by the number disposed of (patented / (patented + abandoned)). 90% of abandoned cases were - as you might expect - for f
