Innovation
2,540 patent families (1,367 granted) — focus: Chemistry & metallurgy, Human necessities, Operations & transport, Physics & computing; filing pace steady. Cited 59,015 times.
| Year | Filings |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 198 |
| 2016 | 222 |
| 2017 | 302 |
| 2018 | 346 |
| 2019 | 415 |
| 2020 | 485 |
| 2021 | 498 |
| 2022 | 544 |
| 2023 | 534 |
| 2024 | 600 |
| 2025 | 564 |
| 2026 | 186 |