Innovation
492 patent families (476 granted) — focus: Electricity & electronics, Human necessities, Physics & computing, Operations & transport; filing pace slowing. Cited 63,018 times.
| Year | Filings |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 64 |
| 2016 | 70 |
| 2017 | 45 |
| 2018 | 65 |
| 2019 | 52 |
| 2020 | 32 |
| 2021 | 30 |
| 2022 | 15 |
| 2023 | 22 |
| 2024 | 12 |
| 2025 | 6 |
| 2026 | 1 |