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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 |
4,952 |
#15 |
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| 2003 |
5,028 |
#16 |
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| 2002 |
5,109 |
#16 |
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| 2001 |
5,507 |
#17 |
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| 2000 |
5,585 |
#16 |
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| 1999 |
6,541 |
#13 |
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| 1998 |
4,519 |
#17 |
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| 1997 |
8,259 |
#10 |
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| 1996 |
6,192 |
#13 |
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| 1995 |
3,435 |
#17 |
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| 1994 |
2,517 |
#19 |
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| 1993 |
1,866 |
#22 |
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| 1992 |
3,390 |
#17 |
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| 1991 |
3,550 |
#15 |
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| 1990 |
3,869 |
#15 |
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| 1989 |
3,660 |
#16 |
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| 1988 |
3,622 |
#16 |
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| 1987 |
3,368 |
#16 |
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| 1986 |
3,128 |
#16 |
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| 1985 |
2,967 |
#18 |
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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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