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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 |
172 |
#43 |
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| 2003 |
153 |
#47 |
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| 2002 |
169 |
#46 |
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| 2001 |
188 |
#48 |
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| 2000 |
140 |
#55 |
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| 1999 |
131 |
#55 |
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| 1998 |
166 |
#47 |
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| 1997 |
218 |
#49 |
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| 1996 |
196 |
#52 |
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| 1995 |
250 |
#48 |
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| 1994 |
176 |
#57 |
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| 1993 |
254 |
#51 |
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| 1992 |
361 |
#44 |
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| 1991 |
370 |
#40 |
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| 1990 |
1,843 |
#22 |
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| 1989 |
4,683 |
#11 |
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| 1988 |
6,124 |
#9 |
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| 1987 |
4,759 |
#10 |
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| 1986 |
5,386 |
#10 |
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| 1985 |
5,236 |
#12 |
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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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