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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 |
| 2000 |
7,877 |
#10 |
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| 1999 |
6,281 |
#10 |
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| 1996 |
6,997 |
#10 |
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| 1994 |
7,872 |
#10 |
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| 1993 |
7,493 |
#11 |
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| 1992 |
7,568 |
#10 |
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| 1988 |
2,289 |
#16 |
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| 1985 |
2,000 |
#18 |
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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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