Innovation
7,973 patent families (2,018 granted) — focus: Chemistry & metallurgy, Electricity & electronics, Physics & computing, Operations & transport; filing pace slowing. Cited 102,426 times.
| Year | Filings |
|---|---|
| 2013 | 1356 |
| 2014 | 1428 |
| 2015 | 1431 |
| 2016 | 1325 |
| 2017 | 1219 |
| 2018 | 895 |
| 2019 | 162 |
| 2020 | 36 |
| 2021 | 10 |
| 2022 | 10 |
| 2023 | 7 |
| 2024 | 1 |