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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. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
| Date |
Amount |
Rank |
| 2002 |
4.603 |
#60 |
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| 2001 |
10.2 |
#59 |
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| 2000 |
40.64 |
#40 |
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| 1999 |
39.386 |
#36 |
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| 1998 |
41.22 |
#34 |
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| 1996 |
30.094 |
#52 |
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| 1995 |
28.569 |
#45 |
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| 1994 |
23.074 |
#53 |
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| 1993 |
20.842 |
#52 |
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| 1992 |
15.875 |
#53 |
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| 1991 |
14.826 |
#47 |
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| 1989 |
15.085 |
#44 |
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| 1988 |
12.522 |
#46 |
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| 1987 |
16.181 |
#40 |
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| 1986 |
12.539 |
#51 |
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| 1985 |
13.972 |
#55 |
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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. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
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