|
SEARCH ALL
|
FACTS & STATISTICS
Advanced view
|
|
Search encyclopedia, statistics and forums:
|
|
|
|
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 |
| 2004 |
41.315 |
#33 |
|
| 2003 |
41.243 |
#34 |
|
| 2002 |
41.149 |
#35 |
|
| 2001 |
54.356 |
#30 |
|
| 2000 |
64.526 |
#32 |
|
| 1999 |
67.758 |
#29 |
|
| 1998 |
41.141 |
#35 |
|
| 1997 |
48.64 |
#38 |
|
| 1996 |
94.244 |
#23 |
|
| 1995 |
339.272 |
#9 |
|
| 1994 |
361.957 |
#7 |
|
| 1993 |
405.053 |
#8 |
|
| 1992 |
784.014 |
#4 |
|
| 1991 |
532.708 |
#5 |
|
| 1990 |
884.477 |
#4 |
|
| 1989 |
890.165 |
#6 |
|
| 1988 |
824.884 |
#6 |
|
| 1987 |
798.905 |
#7 |
|
| 1986 |
737.495 |
#7 |
|
| 1985 |
708.282 |
#7 |
|
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.
|
Feeds |
Contact