Patent Intelligence · Annual Review
Patent year in review
A decade of patent data — most-cited patents, top holders, technology domain breakdowns, and year-over-year filing trends for every year from 2015 to 2024.
2024
Patent Year in Review
AI patent surge — generative AI filing volume 3× vs 2020. USPTO sets record approval pace.
2023
Patent Year in Review
Transformer architecture patents proliferate. Biotech rebounds post-COVID with GLP-1 IP.
2022
Patent Year in Review
EV patent race intensifies. Apple files record 2,200+ patents in a single year.
2021
Patent Year in Review
mRNA vaccine patents — Pfizer and Moderna granted landmark IP. Semiconductor shortage drives filing spike.
2020
Patent Year in Review
COVID-driven biotech surge. Remote work tech filing volume doubles in 12 months.
2019
Patent Year in Review
5G essentials — Qualcomm, Ericsson, Huawei race for SEP dominance. CRISPR patent wars peak.
2018
Patent Year in Review
Softbank/ARM IP consolidation. Cloud computing patents cross 10,000/year threshold.
2017
Patent Year in Review
Autonomous vehicle patents — Waymo, Tesla, GM Cruise in arms race. Deep learning IP emerges.
2016
Patent Year in Review
Deep learning patent boom begins. IBM tops Fortune 500 patent list for 24th consecutive year.
2015
Patent Year in Review
Patent quality shift — Alice Corp ruling shrinks software eligibility, refines the corpus.