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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 |
133 |
#45 |
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| 2003 |
1,346 |
#26 |
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| 2002 |
1,459 |
#24 |
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| 2001 |
1,539 |
#27 |
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| 2000 |
1,364 |
#31 |
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| 1999 |
1,161 |
#29 |
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| 1998 |
524 |
#34 |
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| 1997 |
538 |
#36 |
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| 1996 |
407 |
#42 |
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| 1995 |
363 |
#41 |
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| 1994 |
531 |
#39 |
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| 1993 |
152 |
#58 |
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| 1992 |
351 |
#45 |
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| 1991 |
326 |
#42 |
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| 1990 |
331 |
#39 |
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| 1989 |
267 |
#40 |
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| 1988 |
253 |
#37 |
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| 1987 |
311 |
#38 |
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| 1986 |
211 |
#43 |
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| 1985 |
248 |
#47 |
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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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