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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 |
| 2003 |
95 |
#50 |
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| 1997 |
81 |
#53 |
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| 1996 |
50 |
#65 |
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| 1995 |
76 |
#60 |
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| 1994 |
36 |
#65 |
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| 1993 |
49 |
#59 |
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| 1992 |
36 |
#54 |
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| 1991 |
33 |
#50 |
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| 1990 |
23 |
#49 |
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| 1989 |
28 |
#49 |
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| 1988 |
26 |
#45 |
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| 1987 |
41 |
#44 |
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| 1986 |
26 |
#48 |
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| 1985 |
28 |
#50 |
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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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