Filing Trends · software
Software patents
Patents covering software methods, algorithms, user interfaces, and data processing.
Total patents
426
Peak year
2025
CAGR 2020–24
+10.7%
Trend
↑ Growing
↑ Growing· +10.7% CAGR (2020–2024)
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By decade
1990s
Patents
24
Citations
11,423
2000s
Patents
36
Citations
9,355
2010s
Patents
204
Citations
8,202
2020s
Patents
162
Citations
1,011