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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 |
320 |
#38 |
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| 2003 |
368 |
#35 |
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| 2002 |
371 |
#36 |
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| 2001 |
476 |
#35 |
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| 2000 |
488 |
#42 |
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| 1999 |
510 |
#37 |
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| 1998 |
479 |
#35 |
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| 1997 |
498 |
#37 |
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| 1996 |
526 |
#39 |
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| 1995 |
553 |
#37 |
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| 1994 |
537 |
#38 |
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| 1993 |
563 |
#41 |
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| 1992 |
561 |
#36 |
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| 1991 |
746 |
#31 |
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| 1990 |
1,079 |
#28 |
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| 1989 |
2,318 |
#21 |
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| 1988 |
2,209 |
#21 |
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| 1987 |
2,590 |
#19 |
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| 1986 |
8,581 |
#7 |
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| 1985 |
9,149 |
#7 |
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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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