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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 |
549 |
#27 |
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| 2003 |
234 |
#38 |
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| 2002 |
274 |
#38 |
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| 2001 |
280 |
#41 |
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| 2000 |
379 |
#44 |
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| 1999 |
453 |
#40 |
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| 1998 |
424 |
#38 |
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| 1997 |
458 |
#38 |
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| 1996 |
511 |
#40 |
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| 1995 |
459 |
#38 |
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| 1994 |
448 |
#44 |
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| 1993 |
471 |
#46 |
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| 1992 |
488 |
#40 |
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| 1991 |
502 |
#37 |
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| 1990 |
625 |
#33 |
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| 1989 |
871 |
#32 |
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| 1988 |
999 |
#29 |
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| 1987 |
1,211 |
#26 |
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| 1986 |
1,255 |
#29 |
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| 1985 |
1,513 |
#28 |
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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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