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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 |
| 2002 |
552 |
#31 |
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| 2001 |
683 |
#31 |
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| 2000 |
797 |
#37 |
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| 1999 |
1,144 |
#31 |
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| 1998 |
1,286 |
#27 |
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| 1997 |
1,001 |
#29 |
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| 1996 |
810 |
#31 |
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| 1995 |
718 |
#33 |
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| 1994 |
687 |
#32 |
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| 1993 |
729 |
#34 |
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| 1992 |
605 |
#33 |
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| 1991 |
492 |
#38 |
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| 1990 |
439 |
#38 |
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| 1989 |
58 |
#57 |
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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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