The five-year period from 2012 to 2016 was the most innovative in the desalination sector since 1992. In those years, *** seawater desalination IPFs were registered worldwide. The number of such patents decreased to *** in the subsequent five years.
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European Patent Office. (July 17, 2024). Number of seawater desalination applications of international patent families (IPFs) worldwide from 1992 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 20, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1605821/number-ipfs-seawater-desalination-worldwide/
European Patent Office. "Number of seawater desalination applications of international patent families (IPFs) worldwide from 1992 to 2021." Chart. July 17, 2024. Statista. Accessed July 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1605821/number-ipfs-seawater-desalination-worldwide/
European Patent Office. (2024). Number of seawater desalination applications of international patent families (IPFs) worldwide from 1992 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1605821/number-ipfs-seawater-desalination-worldwide/
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Number of seawater desalination applications of international patent families (IPFs) worldwide from 1992 to 2021 [Graph], European Patent Office, July 17, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1605821/number-ipfs-seawater-desalination-worldwide/