Innovation
3,027 patent families (738 granted) — focus: Chemistry & metallurgy, Electricity & electronics, Human necessities, Physics & computing; filing pace slowing. Cited 40,389 times.
| Year | Filings |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 316 |
| 2016 | 336 |
| 2017 | 379 |
| 2018 | 346 |
| 2019 | 335 |
| 2020 | 311 |
| 2021 | 347 |
| 2022 | 325 |
| 2023 | 306 |
| 2024 | 258 |
| 2025 | 273 |
| 2026 | 49 |