Innovation
1,055 patent families (563 granted) — focus: Human necessities, Physics & computing, Operations & transport, Electricity & electronics; filing pace slowing. Cited 22,881 times.
| Year | Filings |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 191 |
| 2016 | 193 |
| 2017 | 148 |
| 2018 | 129 |
| 2019 | 183 |
| 2020 | 157 |
| 2021 | 123 |
| 2022 | 105 |
| 2023 | 90 |
| 2024 | 93 |
| 2025 | 77 |
| 2026 | 31 |