During the February 4, 2016 Patent Public Advisory Committee (PPAC) Quarterly Meeting, the USPTO’s Patent Operations Update projected a record number of design patent application filings this fiscal year based on the 12,104 applications it has received since October 1. The projection of just under 40,000 design patent application filings for FY2016 would continue a five year run of year-over-year increases in filings, from less than 30,000 applications filed in FY2010.
