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FTI Consulting (“FTI”) recently issued its annual Intellectual Property Statistics, which compiles statistics on intellectual property prosecution and litigation over the past several years. Some of the interesting trends from FY2008 to FY 2009 include the following:

• Total patent applications dropped off slightly (about 3%) while patents granted increased only very slightly from the prior year;

• Trademark applications dropped approximately 12% and trademarks granted dropped approximately 14% from the prior year;

• The number of patent cases commenced in U.S. District Courts dropped approximately 6% from the prior year;

• The number of trademark cases commenced in U.S. District Courts dropped approximately 3% from the prior year;

• The number of copyright cases commenced in U.S. District Courts dropped approximately 32% from the prior year (continuing a sharp decline from FY2005 of approximately 62%).

In addition to these statistics, FTI compiles a list of the Top Organizations Receiving U.S. Patents (IBM continues to head a list largely populated by technology companies) and the Top Countries Receiving U.S. Patents. The statistics are worth a look and can be found here.