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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 |
| 1996 |
68 |
#61 |
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| 1995 |
76 |
#59 |
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| 1994 |
112 |
#55 |
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| 1993 |
164 |
#52 |
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| 1992 |
149 |
#45 |
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| 1989 |
247 |
#31 |
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| 1988 |
272 |
#31 |
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| 1987 |
272 |
#32 |
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| 1986 |
199 |
#32 |
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| 1985 |
296 |
#32 |
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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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