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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 |
3,060 |
#18 |
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| 2003 |
3,339 |
#21 |
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| 2002 |
3,389 |
#22 |
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| 2001 |
3,605 |
#23 |
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| 2000 |
3,483 |
#23 |
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| 1999 |
3,282 |
#20 |
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| 1998 |
3,544 |
#20 |
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| 1997 |
3,637 |
#20 |
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| 1996 |
3,484 |
#17 |
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| 1995 |
3,477 |
#16 |
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| 1994 |
3,520 |
#13 |
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| 1993 |
3,402 |
#13 |
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| 1992 |
3,547 |
#16 |
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| 1991 |
3,908 |
#13 |
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| 1990 |
4,260 |
#13 |
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| 1989 |
4,986 |
#8 |
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| 1988 |
5,194 |
#10 |
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| 1987 |
5,875 |
#8 |
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| 1986 |
6,369 |
#9 |
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| 1985 |
7,543 |
#9 |
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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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