Innovation
6,286 patent families (1,821 granted) — focus: Chemistry & metallurgy, Electricity & electronics, Operations & transport, Emerging technologies; filing pace steady. Cited 136,835 times.
| Year | Filings |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 649 |
| 2016 | 598 |
| 2017 | 542 |
| 2018 | 547 |
| 2019 | 491 |
| 2020 | 518 |
| 2021 | 536 |
| 2022 | 606 |
| 2023 | 609 |
| 2024 | 679 |
| 2025 | 641 |
| 2026 | 171 |