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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 |
60,739 |
#3 |
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| 2003 |
54,909 |
#3 |
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| 2002 |
56,601 |
#3 |
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| 2001 |
57,433 |
#2 |
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| 2000 |
35,342 |
#5 |
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| 1999 |
46,926 |
#2 |
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| 1998 |
44,716 |
#2 |
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| 1997 |
52,407 |
#2 |
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| 1996 |
37,629 |
#2 |
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| 1995 |
35,061 |
#2 |
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| 1994 |
21,940 |
#2 |
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| 1993 |
23,726 |
#2 |
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| 1992 |
24,699 |
#2 |
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| 1991 |
26,026 |
#2 |
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| 1990 |
27,752 |
#2 |
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| 1989 |
27,787 |
#3 |
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| 1988 |
26,984 |
#3 |
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| 1987 |
25,976 |
#3 |
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| 1986 |
26,030 |
#2 |
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| 1985 |
25,503 |
#2 |
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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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