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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 |
| 2000 |
2,292 |
#26 |
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| 1997 |
2,323 |
#23 |
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| 1996 |
1,822 |
#21 |
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| 1994 |
1,505 |
#24 |
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| 1993 |
1,489 |
#23 |
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| 1992 |
1,338 |
#25 |
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| 1991 |
1,128 |
#25 |
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| 1990 |
1,090 |
#26 |
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| 1989 |
1,184 |
#28 |
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| 1987 |
1,369 |
#25 |
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| 1986 |
1,292 |
#28 |
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| 1985 |
1,303 |
#32 |
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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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