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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 |
6,795 |
#10 |
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| 2003 |
4,896 |
#11 |
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| 2002 |
4,417 |
#11 |
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| 2001 |
4,241 |
#11 |
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| 2000 |
4,339 |
#12 |
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| 1999 |
2,206 |
#19 |
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| 1998 |
2,247 |
#18 |
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| 1997 |
1,926 |
#18 |
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| 1996 |
1,660 |
#22 |
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| 1995 |
1,545 |
#22 |
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| 1994 |
1,588 |
#23 |
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| 1993 |
1,209 |
#27 |
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| 1992 |
1,248 |
#24 |
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| 1991 |
1,267 |
#21 |
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| 1990 |
1,147 |
#22 |
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| 1989 |
1,048 |
#23 |
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| 1988 |
1,033 |
#23 |
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| 1987 |
988 |
#24 |
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| 1986 |
999 |
#23 |
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| 1985 |
982 |
#25 |
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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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