Utility Models

Filings
Year	New applications*	Applications from Germany	Remissions by the Federal Patent Court, allowed appeals, reinstatements	Total
2002	23,428	17,363	182	23,610
2003	23,408	16,945	151	23,559
2004	20,286	17,053	144	20,430
2005	20,418	17,021	85	20,503
2006	19,766	16,406	80	19,846
2007	18,083	14,834	82	18,165
2008	17,067	14,047	86	17,153
2009	17,306	14,242	70	17,376
2010	17,005	13,694	116	17,121
* including PCT applications: in the international phase until 2003, since 2004 in the national phase. The figures since 2004 cannot be directly compared with those of the previous years.

Procedures concluded
Year	by registration	without registration	Total
2002	17,188	3,898	21,086
2003	17,114	4,324	21,438
2004	17,357	7,898	25,255
2005	17,138	3,632	20,770
2006	16,638	3,036	19,674
2007	15,469	2,928	18,397
2008	14,347	2,916	17,263
2009	13,916	2,652	16,568
2010	15,476	2.858	18,334

Utility Model applications by German Laender 2010