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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 |
14,230 |
#8 |
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| 2003 |
13,511 |
#8 |
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| 2002 |
13,519 |
#8 |
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| 2001 |
13,499 |
#8 |
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| 2000 |
13,870 |
#8 |
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| 1999 |
13,592 |
#8 |
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| 1998 |
13,251 |
#8 |
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| 1997 |
13,252 |
#6 |
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| 1996 |
12,916 |
#7 |
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| 1995 |
12,419 |
#7 |
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| 1994 |
12,519 |
#7 |
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| 1993 |
12,638 |
#7 |
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| 1992 |
12,539 |
#7 |
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| 1991 |
12,597 |
#6 |
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| 1990 |
12,378 |
#5 |
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| 1989 |
12,592 |
#5 |
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| 1988 |
12,437 |
#5 |
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| 1987 |
12,695 |
#5 |
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| 1986 |
12,155 |
#5 |
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| 1985 |
12,050 |
#5 |
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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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