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Software patents

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

Total patents

287

Peak year

2019

CAGR 2020–24

-9.6%

Trend

↑ Growing

Growing· -9.6% CAGR (2020–2024)

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By decade

1990s

Patents

23

Citations

11,329

2000s

Patents

36

Citations

9,355

2010s

Patents

159

Citations

7,787

2020s

Patents

69

Citations

389

Recent years

YearPatentsCitationsAvg citations/patent
20251520.1
2024830.4
202315211.4
20221013213.2
2021911212.4
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