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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 |
1,692 |
#21 |
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| 2003 |
1,492 |
#24 |
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| 2002 |
1,178 |
#26 |
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| 2001 |
1,610 |
#26 |
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| 2000 |
1,604 |
#29 |
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| 1999 |
1,621 |
#26 |
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| 1998 |
1,631 |
#25 |
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| 1997 |
1,568 |
#25 |
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| 1996 |
1,257 |
#26 |
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| 1995 |
1,156 |
#28 |
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| 1994 |
555 |
#37 |
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| 1993 |
1,909 |
#21 |
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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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