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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 |
14,800 |
#6 |
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| 2003 |
10,258 |
#11 |
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| 2002 |
13,582 |
#7 |
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| 2001 |
16,694 |
#7 |
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| 2000 |
17,741 |
#7 |
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| 1999 |
14,409 |
#7 |
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| 1998 |
9,206 |
#10 |
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| 1997 |
9,611 |
#9 |
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| 1996 |
5,446 |
#14 |
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| 1995 |
4,741 |
#13 |
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| 1994 |
4,228 |
#12 |
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| 1993 |
4,221 |
#11 |
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| 1992 |
4,374 |
#12 |
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| 1991 |
4,625 |
#10 |
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| 1990 |
5,148 |
#8 |
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| 1989 |
4,657 |
#12 |
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| 1988 |
4,546 |
#13 |
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| 1987 |
4,702 |
#11 |
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| 1986 |
4,413 |
#13 |
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| 1985 |
4,565 |
#13 |
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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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