Innovation
10,575 patent families (5,161 granted) — focus: Chemistry & metallurgy, Emerging technologies, Operations & transport, Physics & computing; filing pace steady. Cited 32,747 times.
| Year | Filings |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 583 |
| 2016 | 552 |
| 2017 | 587 |
| 2018 | 752 |
| 2019 | 616 |
| 2020 | 616 |
| 2021 | 570 |
| 2022 | 395 |
| 2023 | 711 |
| 2024 | 723 |
| 2025 | 873 |
| 2026 | 124 |