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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 |
619 |
#26 |
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| 2003 |
625 |
#32 |
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| 2002 |
526 |
#32 |
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| 2001 |
568 |
#33 |
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| 2000 |
555 |
#34 |
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| 1999 |
596 |
#33 |
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| 1998 |
624 |
#33 |
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| 1997 |
579 |
#32 |
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| 1996 |
614 |
#33 |
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| 1995 |
626 |
#32 |
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| 1994 |
756 |
#32 |
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| 1993 |
893 |
#31 |
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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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