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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 |
163 |
#44 |
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| 2003 |
293 |
#36 |
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| 2002 |
364 |
#37 |
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| 2001 |
277 |
#42 |
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| 2000 |
287 |
#46 |
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| 1999 |
330 |
#45 |
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| 1998 |
894 |
#30 |
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| 1997 |
722 |
#33 |
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| 1996 |
636 |
#36 |
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| 1995 |
421 |
#39 |
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| 1994 |
500 |
#42 |
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| 1993 |
628 |
#38 |
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| 1992 |
420 |
#42 |
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| 1991 |
362 |
#41 |
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| 1990 |
304 |
#40 |
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| 1989 |
191 |
#42 |
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| 1988 |
181 |
#41 |
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| 1987 |
291 |
#40 |
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| 1986 |
225 |
#42 |
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| 1985 |
379 |
#44 |
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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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