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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 |
8,929 |
#14 |
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| 2002 |
10,190 |
#10 |
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| 2001 |
10,291 |
#10 |
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| 2000 |
9,783 |
#10 |
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| 1999 |
3,904 |
#18 |
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| 1998 |
3,106 |
#22 |
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| 1997 |
1,445 |
#26 |
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| 1996 |
2,101 |
#19 |
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| 1995 |
3,159 |
#18 |
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| 1994 |
2,701 |
#17 |
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| 1993 |
2,635 |
#16 |
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| 1992 |
2,327 |
#18 |
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| 1991 |
2,630 |
#18 |
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| 1990 |
2,856 |
#17 |
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| 1989 |
3,048 |
#19 |
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| 1988 |
2,859 |
#18 |
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| 1987 |
3,035 |
#17 |
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| 1986 |
2,830 |
#18 |
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| 1985 |
2,727 |
#19 |
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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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