USPTO trademark filings in 1st quarter of 2016 up more than 3%

The volume of trademark application filings at the USPTO continues to rise steadily. Filings in the first 3 months of 2016 are up at least 3% over the same time period from last year.

• First 3 months of 2016: 94,044 new applications filed
• First 3 months of 2015: 91,153 new applications filed (note that when searched in April of 2015, this number was 86,628 which suggested the growth is even larger)
• First 3 months of 2014: 84,472 new applications filed
• First 3 months of 2013: 80,591 new applications filed
• Last 3 months of 2014: 81,246 new applications filed

[Note: All data retrieved via TESS search on USPTO.gov on April 10, 2016]

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