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http://www.global-patent-quality.com/GRAPHS/Refiles.htm
TABLE OF DATA TO CUT-AND-PASTE
YEAR
| # Refiles
| # RCEs
| # CONs
| # CIPs
| # DIVs
|
| 1980
| 10721
| 0
| 6054
| 4667
| 4629
|
| 1981
| 14081
| 0
| 8253
| 5828
| 5280
|
| 1982
| 15135
| 0
| 9149
| 5986
| 5965
|
| 1983
| 11905
| 0
| 6803
| 5102
| 3510
|
| 1984
| 15648
| 0
| 9578
| 6070
| 4822
|
| 1985
| 18742
| 0
| 11960
| 6782
| 5265
|
| 1986
| 21705
| 0
| 14156
| 7549
| 5402
|
| 1987
| 23557
| 0
| 15622
| 7935
| 5768
|
| 1988
| 25809
| 0
| 17139
| 8670
| 6698
|
| 1989
| 29071
| 0
| 19450
| 9621
| 8402
|
| 1990
| 30927
| 0
| 20317
| 10610
| 9131
|
| 1991
| 34133
| 0
| 22761
| 11372
| 9586
|
| 1992
| 39017
| 0
| 26518
| 12499
| 9564
|
| 1993
| 41262
| 0
| 28356
| 12906
| 9592
|
| 1994
| 45992
| 0
| 32033
| 13959
| 10615
|
| 1995
| 55598
| 0
| 39512
| 16086
| 26448
|
| 1996
| 39646
| 0
| 29013
| 10633
| 9867
|
| 1997
| 43849
| 0
| 32756
| 11093
| 12590
|
| 1998
| 48937
| 0
| 37479
| 11458
| 12315
|
| 1999
| 49656
| 0
| 37191
| 12465
| 13941
|
| 2000
| 64280
| 1035
| 49289
| 13956
| 16020
|
| 2001
| 71541
| 12443
| 44398
| 14700
| 18106
|
| 2002
| 75266
| 25686
| 34963
| 14617
| 18309
|
| 2003
| 82974
| 39594
| 28625
| 14755
| 19738
|
| 2004
| 89144
| 46080
| 28003
| 15061
| 19376
|
| 2005
| 101670
| 55279
| 30784
| 15607
| 19067
|
| 2006
| 123113
| 74920
| 32419
| 15774
| 20450
|
| 2007
| 135796
| 87154
| 33694
| 14948
| 21224
|
| 2008
| 161573
| 113115
| 36317
| 12141
| 20102
|
| 2009
| 181602
| 139044
| 31338
| 11220
| 19837
|
| 2010
| 205092
| 153766
| 39630
| 11696
| 21036
|
| 2011
| 211939
| 152973
| 47369
| 11597
| 21927
|
| 2012
| 229998
| 157908
| 59830
| 12260
| 22161
|