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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 |
487 |
#29 |
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| 2003 |
516 |
#34 |
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| 2002 |
521 |
#34 |
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| 2001 |
556 |
#34 |
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| 2000 |
431 |
#37 |
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| 1999 |
418 |
#37 |
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| 1998 |
444 |
#37 |
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| 1996 |
404 |
#36 |
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| 1995 |
425 |
#36 |
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| 1993 |
364 |
#42 |
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| 1992 |
359 |
#34 |
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| 1990 |
386 |
#29 |
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| 1989 |
398 |
#30 |
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| 1988 |
374 |
#30 |
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| 1987 |
1,540 |
#22 |
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| 1986 |
1,222 |
#22 |
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| 1985 |
1,123 |
#23 |
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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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