Innovation
18,359 patent families (3,890 granted) — focus: Physics & computing, Electricity & electronics, Operations & transport, Human necessities; filing pace steady. Cited 192,950 times.
| Year | Filings |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 1427 |
| 2016 | 1368 |
| 2017 | 1251 |
| 2018 | 1105 |
| 2019 | 1080 |
| 2020 | 841 |
| 2021 | 742 |
| 2022 | 597 |
| 2023 | 707 |
| 2024 | 737 |
| 2025 | 701 |
| 2026 | 148 |