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Software patents

Patents covering software methods, algorithms, user interfaces, and data processing.

Total patents

357

Peak year

2019

CAGR 2020–24

-4.5%

Trend

→ Stable

Stable· -4.5% CAGR (2020–2024)

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By decade

1990s

Patents

23

Citations

11,329

2000s

Patents

36

Citations

9,355

2010s

Patents

187

Citations

8,028

2020s

Patents

111

Citations

893

Recent years

YearPatentsCitationsAvg citations/patent
202521110.5
202415261.7
202322271.2
2022151449.6
20212052626.3
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