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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 |
102 |
#48 |
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| 2001 |
99 |
#53 |
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| 2000 |
116 |
#60 |
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| 1999 |
111 |
#60 |
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| 1998 |
159 |
#48 |
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| 1997 |
303 |
#44 |
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| 1996 |
325 |
#46 |
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| 1995 |
342 |
#43 |
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| 1994 |
183 |
#54 |
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| 1993 |
1,205 |
#25 |
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| 1992 |
12 |
#80 |
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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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