Innovation
58,306 patent families (30,485 granted) — focus: Mechanical engineering, Human necessities, Electricity & electronics, Physics & computing; filing pace slowing. Cited 255,450 times.
| Year | Filings |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 5830 |
| 2016 | 5587 |
| 2017 | 7045 |
| 2018 | 7901 |
| 2019 | 6561 |
| 2020 | 5565 |
| 2021 | 4212 |
| 2022 | 4960 |
| 2023 | 3417 |
| 2024 | 3208 |
| 2025 | 3703 |
| 2026 | 473 |
Hiring activity
No recent openings observed
No roles tracked in the last 12 months
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