Latest annual reports
Full reports for the most recent years: headline volume, top classes, biggest filers, and what stood out beyond the totals.
Historical archive (1990–2023)
The full U.S. trademark filing record back to 1990, from USPTO bulk data: total applications and year-over-year change for every year. Earlier years are summarised here rather than as separate reports.
| Year | Filings | YoY change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 547,946 | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 551,244 | -18.2% |
| 2021 | 673,574 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 665,727 | +33.7% |
| 2019 | 497,969 | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 472,137 | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 452,831 | +12.7% |
| 2016 | 401,644 | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 380,303 | +9.6% |
| 2014 | 346,979 | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 328,205 | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 317,037 | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 308,769 | +8.5% |
| 2010 | 284,562 | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 269,402 | -8.5% |
| 2008 | 294,322 | -4% |
| 2007 | 306,600 | +9.2% |
| 2006 | 280,776 | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 266,771 | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 251,375 | +11.6% |
| 2003 | 225,184 | +5% |
| 2002 | 214,503 | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 218,590 | -23.5% |
| 2000 | 285,857 | +8.4% |
| 1999 | 263,593 | +32.8% |
| 1998 | 198,431 | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 190,561 | +6.9% |
| 1996 | 178,310 | +14.2% |
| 1995 | 156,150 | +13.5% |
| 1994 | 137,625 | +5.9% |
| 1993 | 129,963 | +18.4% |
| 1992 | 109,762 | +3% |
| 1991 | 106,587 | -3.8% |
| 1990 | 110,829 | – |
Looking for class-by-class trends instead of annual totals? Browse our trends section for per-Nice-class deep-dives, or run a proposed mark through the risk assessment tool.