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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 |
173 |
#44 |
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| 2002 |
168 |
#47 |
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| 2001 |
251 |
#45 |
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| 2000 |
207 |
#51 |
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| 1999 |
158 |
#50 |
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| 1998 |
140 |
#49 |
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| 1993 |
71 |
#72 |
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| 1992 |
44 |
#68 |
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| 1990 |
36 |
#63 |
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| 1989 |
34 |
#63 |
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| 1985 |
35 |
#66 |
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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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