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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 |
| 2000 |
1,396 |
#30 |
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| 1999 |
1,172 |
#28 |
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| 1996 |
1,678 |
#23 |
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| 1994 |
439 |
#46 |
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| 1993 |
483 |
#45 |
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| 1992 |
486 |
#41 |
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| 1988 |
8,000 |
#8 |
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| 1985 |
7,851 |
#8 |
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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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