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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 |
63.97 |
#29 |
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| 2001 |
82.16 |
#26 |
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| 2000 |
65.143 |
#31 |
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| 1999 |
74.93 |
#28 |
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| 1998 |
79.325 |
#23 |
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| 1997 |
87.472 |
#27 |
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| 1996 |
101.498 |
#20 |
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| 1995 |
117.881 |
#19 |
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| 1994 |
127.538 |
#19 |
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| 1993 |
125.973 |
#23 |
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| 1992 |
131.345 |
#17 |
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| 1991 |
131.324 |
#17 |
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| 1990 |
161.055 |
#17 |
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| 1989 |
206.258 |
#15 |
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| 1988 |
236.87 |
#14 |
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| 1987 |
269.519 |
#11 |
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| 1986 |
300.431 |
#11 |
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| 1985 |
352.55 |
#11 |
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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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