Innovation
52,258 patent families (18,710 granted) — focus: Mechanical engineering, Textiles & paper, Physics & computing, Emerging technologies; filing pace slowing. Cited 191,507 times.
| Year | Filings |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 143 |
| 2020 | 3492 |
| 2021 | 8620 |
| 2022 | 13066 |
| 2023 | 12274 |
| 2024 | 10177 |
| 2025 | 7982 |
| 2026 | 682 |