Innovation
4,458 patent families (1,815 granted) — focus: Human necessities, Physics & computing, Chemistry & metallurgy, Operations & transport; filing pace slowing. Cited 96,696 times.
| Year | Filings |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 555 |
| 2016 | 622 |
| 2017 | 611 |
| 2018 | 606 |
| 2019 | 663 |
| 2020 | 592 |
| 2021 | 646 |
| 2022 | 617 |
| 2023 | 605 |
| 2024 | 525 |
| 2025 | 572 |
| 2026 | 143 |