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Percentage of patent applications in the United States 2016, by fields of technology

Percentage of patent applications in the United States between 2002 and 2016, by top fields of technology

The data depicts the percentage of patent applications in the U.S. between 2002 and 2016, by top fields of technology. As of 2016, the biggest share of patent applications were filed in computer technology, about 11.5%.

Computer technology	11.5
Medical technology	8.21
Pharmaceuticals	6.25
Digital communication	5.41
Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy	4.38
Measurement	3.94
Biotechnology	3.83
Organic fine chemistry	3.8
Semiconductors	3.38
Telecommunications	3.27
Others	46.03

Percentage of patent applications in the United States 2016, by fields of technology

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