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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 |
| 1992 |
2 |
#74 |
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| 1991 |
1 |
#71 |
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| 1990 |
2 |
#64 |
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| 1988 |
4 |
#57 |
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| 1986 |
1 |
#61 |
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| 1985 |
3 |
#65 |
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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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