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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 |
27 |
#54 |
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| 2003 |
25 |
#55 |
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| 2002 |
41 |
#58 |
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| 2001 |
52 |
#62 |
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| 2000 |
40 |
#69 |
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| 1999 |
33 |
#69 |
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| 1998 |
38 |
#58 |
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| 1996 |
44 |
#74 |
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| 1995 |
49 |
#71 |
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| 1993 |
181 |
#54 |
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| 1992 |
217 |
#48 |
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| 1990 |
503 |
#37 |
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| 1989 |
465 |
#38 |
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| 1988 |
495 |
#34 |
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| 1987 |
565 |
#36 |
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| 1986 |
1,745 |
#24 |
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| 1985 |
2,035 |
#24 |
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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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