Innovation
17,163 patent families (3,272 granted) — focus: Chemistry & metallurgy, Operations & transport, Physics & computing, Emerging technologies; filing pace steady. Cited 202,357 times.
| Year | Filings |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 1788 |
| 2016 | 1764 |
| 2017 | 1722 |
| 2018 | 1661 |
| 2019 | 1594 |
| 2020 | 1592 |
| 2021 | 1562 |
| 2022 | 1567 |
| 2023 | 1697 |
| 2024 | 1906 |
| 2025 | 2123 |
| 2026 | 563 |