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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.
| Date |
Amount |
Rank |
| 2004 |
21,651 |
#5 |
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| 2003 |
20,495 |
#6 |
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| 2002 |
22,215 |
#6 |
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| 2001 |
21,449 |
#6 |
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| 2000 |
21,168 |
#6 |
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| 1999 |
18,873 |
#6 |
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| 1998 |
16,954 |
#6 |
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| 1997 |
16,182 |
#3 |
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| 1996 |
13,950 |
#5 |
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| 1995 |
12,846 |
#5 |
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| 1994 |
5,967 |
#9 |
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| 1993 |
6,494 |
#9 |
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| 1992 |
7,458 |
#7 |
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| 1991 |
8,497 |
#5 |
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| 1990 |
10,462 |
#5 |
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| 1989 |
10,592 |
#5 |
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| 1988 |
10,661 |
#5 |
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| 1987 |
10,240 |
#6 |
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| 1986 |
10,148 |
#6 |
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| 1985 |
10,107 |
#6 |
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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.
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