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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 |
12,667 |
#7 |
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| 2003 |
11,754 |
#9 |
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| 2002 |
12,504 |
#8 |
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| 2001 |
13,022 |
#8 |
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| 2000 |
12,633 |
#8 |
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| 1999 |
3,056 |
#21 |
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| 1998 |
3,254 |
#21 |
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| 1997 |
3,544 |
#21 |
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| 1996 |
6,370 |
#12 |
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| 1995 |
4,802 |
#12 |
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| 1994 |
9,446 |
#5 |
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| 1993 |
7,659 |
#6 |
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| 1992 |
7,130 |
#9 |
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| 1991 |
4,707 |
#8 |
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| 1990 |
4,400 |
#12 |
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| 1989 |
3,817 |
#15 |
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| 1988 |
3,748 |
#15 |
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| 1987 |
3,509 |
#15 |
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| 1986 |
3,071 |
#17 |
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| 1985 |
3,091 |
#17 |
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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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