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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 |
| 1995 |
2.188 |
#86 |
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| 1994 |
2.258 |
#80 |
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| 1993 |
2.873 |
#81 |
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| 1992 |
3.115 |
#73 |
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| 1991 |
2.985 |
#67 |
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| 1990 |
3.18 |
#64 |
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| 1989 |
3.194 |
#67 |
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| 1988 |
3.333 |
#59 |
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| 1987 |
3.272 |
#60 |
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| 1985 |
4.735 |
#72 |
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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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