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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 |
| 2001 |
9,320 |
#12 |
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| 2000 |
9,581 |
#12 |
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| 1999 |
9,355 |
#9 |
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| 1998 |
8,474 |
#11 |
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| 1997 |
4,752 |
#17 |
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| 1996 |
4,319 |
#15 |
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| 1995 |
4,249 |
#14 |
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| 1994 |
1,925 |
#21 |
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| 1993 |
2,083 |
#18 |
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| 1992 |
4,121 |
#13 |
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| 1991 |
4,213 |
#11 |
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| 1990 |
4,745 |
#10 |
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| 1989 |
4,324 |
#14 |
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| 1988 |
4,933 |
#11 |
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| 1987 |
4,616 |
#12 |
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| 1986 |
3,519 |
#15 |
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| 1985 |
3,694 |
#15 |
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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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