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DEFINITION
Patent applications are applications filed with a national patent office for exclusive rights for an invention--a product or process that provides a new way of doing something or offers a new technical solution to a problem. A patent provides protection for the invention to the owner of the patent for a limited period, generally 20 years. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
| Date |
Amount |
Rank |
| 1996 |
5.061 |
#65 |
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| 1995 |
3.461 |
#68 |
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| 1994 |
4.311 |
#64 |
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| 1993 |
4.62 |
#65 |
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| 1991 |
3.005 |
#47 |
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| 1990 |
3.188 |
#46 |
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| 1989 |
3.141 |
#45 |
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| 1986 |
3.87 |
#42 |
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| 1985 |
1.928 |
#52 |
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DEFINITION: Patent applications are applications filed with a national patent office for exclusive rights for an invention--a product or process that provides a new way of doing something or offers a new technical solution to a problem. A patent provides protection for the invention to the owner of the patent for a limited period, generally 20 years. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
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