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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 |
| 2004 |
3,892 |
#12 |
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| 2003 |
3,652 |
#13 |
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| 2002 |
3,098 |
#14 |
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| 2001 |
3,298 |
#13 |
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| 2000 |
3,077 |
#15 |
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| 1999 |
2,849 |
#14 |
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| 1998 |
2,514 |
#13 |
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| 1997 |
2,683 |
#12 |
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| 1996 |
2,611 |
#13 |
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| 1995 |
2,707 |
#14 |
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| 1994 |
2,269 |
#18 |
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| 1993 |
2,429 |
#18 |
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| 1992 |
2,100 |
#17 |
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| 1991 |
2,319 |
#13 |
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| 1990 |
2,389 |
#15 |
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| 1989 |
2,323 |
#16 |
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| 1988 |
2,338 |
#15 |
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| 1987 |
2,451 |
#16 |
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| 1986 |
1,855 |
#18 |
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| 1985 |
1,954 |
#19 |
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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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