US trademark application filings increased more than 6% in FY2016

Here are the recent USPTO filing statistics through September 30, 2016, the end of FY2016:

New trademark application filings at the USPTO:

• 3rd Quarter of 2016: 94,627 new applications filed
• First three quarters of 2016: 292,923 applications filed
• FY2016 (October 1, 2015 through September 30, 2016): 384,518 applications filed

Filings for FY2016 were therefore up more than 6 percent over the prior FY2015. This is a large increase, although not as large as last year’s increase.

• FY2015: 362,576 applications filed
• FY2014: 330,760 applications filed
• 3rd Quarter of 2015: 91,441 new applications filed
• 3rd Quarter of 2014: 83,001 new applications filed
• 3rd quarter of 2013: 82,473 applications filed

Note: All data retrieved via TESS search on USPTO.gov on October 6, 2016.