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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 |
171,935 |
#1 |
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| 2003 |
157,683 |
#1 |
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| 2002 |
154,803 |
#1 |
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| 2001 |
151,492 |
#1 |
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| 2000 |
134,109 |
#1 |
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| 1999 |
119,182 |
#1 |
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| 1998 |
104,212 |
#1 |
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| 1997 |
101,282 |
#1 |
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| 1996 |
105,054 |
#1 |
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| 1995 |
104,180 |
#1 |
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| 1994 |
95,522 |
#1 |
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| 1993 |
84,241 |
#1 |
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| 1992 |
90,922 |
#1 |
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| 1991 |
84,160 |
#1 |
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| 1990 |
80,520 |
#1 |
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| 1989 |
76,337 |
#1 |
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| 1988 |
68,644 |
#1 |
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| 1987 |
63,522 |
#1 |
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| 1986 |
55,721 |
#1 |
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| 1985 |
51,562 |
#1 |
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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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