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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 |
1,843 |
#19 |
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| 2003 |
1,772 |
#21 |
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| 2002 |
1,815 |
#21 |
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| 2001 |
1,757 |
#21 |
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| 2000 |
1,730 |
#22 |
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| 1999 |
1,656 |
#23 |
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| 1998 |
1,543 |
#22 |
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| 1997 |
1,319 |
#23 |
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| 1996 |
1,309 |
#23 |
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| 1995 |
1,234 |
#25 |
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| 1994 |
1,274 |
#25 |
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| 1993 |
1,159 |
#28 |
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| 1992 |
1,204 |
#25 |
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| 1991 |
1,061 |
#23 |
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| 1990 |
1,218 |
#21 |
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| 1989 |
1,120 |
#22 |
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| 1988 |
1,197 |
#22 |
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| 1987 |
1,007 |
#23 |
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| 1986 |
958 |
#24 |
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| 1985 |
856 |
#27 |
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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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