This is two more than the week before. Patents included a blackberry plant named `ponca`.
The earliest patent filed which was granted in the week ending Aug. 15 belonged to The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas who filed in May 21, 2020.
The number of approved patents in the U.S. grew steadily from roughly 225,000 in 2009 to more than 285,000 in 2019. The number of patents approved suffered a slight downturn in 2020.
Gene Quinn with IPWatchdog said the system underneath patents have become unwieldy, specifically for medical innovations.
Patents granted in Little Rock in the week ending Aug. 15
| Applicant Name | Filing Date | Granted Date |
|---|---|---|
| The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas | 05/21/2020 | 08/10/2021 |
| The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas | 05/21/2020 | 08/10/2021 |
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