Innovation
7,066 patent families (852 granted) — focus: Electricity & electronics, Physics & computing, Operations & transport, Human necessities; filing pace slowing. Cited 43,362 times.
| Year | Filings |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 480 |
| 2016 | 488 |
| 2017 | 510 |
| 2018 | 483 |
| 2019 | 583 |
| 2020 | 673 |
| 2021 | 642 |
| 2022 | 636 |
| 2023 | 643 |
| 2024 | 634 |
| 2025 | 563 |
| 2026 | 1 |