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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 |
35,088 |
#4 |
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| 2003 |
45,312 |
#4 |
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| 2002 |
47,434 |
#4 |
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| 2001 |
47,584 |
#4 |
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| 2000 |
44,055 |
#2 |
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| 1999 |
37,010 |
#3 |
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| 1998 |
35,475 |
#3 |
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| 1997 |
9,950 |
#8 |
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| 1996 |
17,415 |
#4 |
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| 1995 |
19,271 |
#4 |
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| 1994 |
12,269 |
#4 |
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| 1993 |
10,910 |
#4 |
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| 1992 |
11,683 |
#5 |
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| 1991 |
12,852 |
#4 |
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| 1990 |
14,025 |
#4 |
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| 1989 |
13,773 |
#4 |
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| 1988 |
12,558 |
#4 |
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| 1987 |
10,914 |
#4 |
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| 1986 |
8,139 |
#8 |
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| 1985 |
7,465 |
#10 |
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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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