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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 |
216 |
#40 |
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| 2003 |
215 |
#39 |
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| 2002 |
214 |
#40 |
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| 2001 |
282 |
#40 |
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| 2000 |
334 |
#45 |
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| 1999 |
350 |
#43 |
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| 1998 |
212 |
#44 |
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| 1997 |
250 |
#47 |
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| 1996 |
483 |
#41 |
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| 1995 |
1,733 |
#23 |
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| 1994 |
1,842 |
#22 |
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| 1993 |
2,052 |
#19 |
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| 1992 |
3,953 |
#14 |
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| 1991 |
2,671 |
#17 |
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| 1990 |
4,410 |
#11 |
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| 1989 |
4,417 |
#13 |
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| 1988 |
4,084 |
#14 |
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| 1987 |
3,941 |
#14 |
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| 1986 |
3,627 |
#14 |
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| 1985 |
3,472 |
#16 |
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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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