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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 |
| 1997 |
6,272 |
#13 |
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| 1995 |
3,911 |
#15 |
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| 1994 |
3,364 |
#14 |
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| 1993 |
2,684 |
#15 |
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| 1992 |
2,259 |
#19 |
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| 1991 |
2,321 |
#20 |
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| 1990 |
2,213 |
#19 |
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| 1989 |
1,759 |
#23 |
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| 1988 |
1,546 |
#24 |
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| 1986 |
230 |
#40 |
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| 1985 |
1,329 |
#31 |
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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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