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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 |
1,210 |
#32 |
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| 1999 |
224 |
#48 |
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| 1997 |
1,234 |
#28 |
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| 1996 |
929 |
#28 |
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| 1995 |
1,036 |
#30 |
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| 1994 |
270 |
#50 |
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| 1993 |
193 |
#53 |
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| 1992 |
49 |
#66 |
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| 1991 |
25 |
#65 |
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| 1990 |
17 |
#69 |
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| 1989 |
16 |
#69 |
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| 1988 |
2 |
#70 |
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| 1986 |
2 |
#74 |
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| 1985 |
3 |
#83 |
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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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