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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 |
| 2001 |
5 |
#68 |
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| 2000 |
13 |
#74 |
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| 1999 |
7 |
#78 |
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| 1998 |
11 |
#71 |
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| 1997 |
4 |
#72 |
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| 1996 |
2 |
#94 |
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| 1995 |
5 |
#85 |
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| 1994 |
2 |
#88 |
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| 1993 |
6 |
#84 |
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| 1992 |
7 |
#69 |
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| 1991 |
14 |
#60 |
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| 1990 |
7 |
#60 |
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| 1989 |
5 |
#62 |
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| 1988 |
16 |
#51 |
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| 1987 |
8 |
#55 |
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| 1986 |
25 |
#49 |
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| 1985 |
72 |
#42 |
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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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