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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 |
| 2003 |
33,298 |
#5 |
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| 2002 |
35,782 |
#5 |
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| 2001 |
35,753 |
#5 |
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| 2000 |
35,435 |
#4 |
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| 1999 |
33,189 |
#5 |
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| 1998 |
30,163 |
#5 |
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| 1997 |
10,752 |
#6 |
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| 1996 |
24,987 |
#3 |
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| 1995 |
24,161 |
#3 |
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| 1994 |
13,870 |
#3 |
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| 1993 |
23,307 |
#3 |
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| 1992 |
22,950 |
#3 |
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| 1991 |
21,097 |
#3 |
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| 1990 |
24,375 |
#3 |
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| 1989 |
32,060 |
#2 |
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| 1988 |
28,869 |
#2 |
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| 1987 |
26,598 |
#2 |
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| 1986 |
25,596 |
#3 |
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| 1985 |
25,482 |
#3 |
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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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