Innovation
15,646 patent families (3,294 granted) — focus: Chemistry & metallurgy, Operations & transport, Electricity & electronics, Emerging technologies; filing pace steady. Cited 144,948 times.
| Year | Filings |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 194 |
| 2016 | 216 |
| 2017 | 156 |
| 2018 | 209 |
| 2019 | 1628 |
| 2020 | 2658 |
| 2021 | 2313 |
| 2022 | 1655 |
| 2023 | 1560 |
| 2024 | 1778 |
| 2025 | 2151 |
| 2026 | 464 |