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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 |
205 |
#42 |
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| 2003 |
171 |
#45 |
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| 2002 |
203 |
#42 |
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| 2001 |
443 |
#36 |
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| 2000 |
213 |
#49 |
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| 1999 |
361 |
#41 |
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| 1997 |
367 |
#42 |
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| 1996 |
53 |
#73 |
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| 1995 |
19 |
#83 |
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| 1994 |
64 |
#74 |
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| 1993 |
295 |
#48 |
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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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