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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 |
478 |
#32 |
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| 2003 |
703 |
#28 |
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| 2002 |
597 |
#30 |
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| 2000 |
844 |
#35 |
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| 1999 |
853 |
#33 |
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| 1998 |
753 |
#31 |
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| 1997 |
940 |
#30 |
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| 1996 |
857 |
#29 |
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| 1995 |
924 |
#31 |
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| 1994 |
636 |
#33 |
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| 1993 |
614 |
#40 |
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| 1992 |
657 |
#32 |
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| 1991 |
702 |
#32 |
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| 1990 |
1,073 |
#29 |
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| 1989 |
1,270 |
#27 |
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| 1988 |
1,462 |
#25 |
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| 1987 |
1,695 |
#23 |
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| 1986 |
1,939 |
#23 |
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| 1985 |
2,322 |
#22 |
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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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