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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 |
1,579 |
#20 |
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| 2003 |
1,845 |
#20 |
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| 2002 |
1,839 |
#19 |
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| 2001 |
1,768 |
#20 |
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| 2000 |
1,463 |
#24 |
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| 1999 |
1,420 |
#24 |
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| 1998 |
1,181 |
#26 |
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| 1997 |
1,572 |
#21 |
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| 1996 |
1,275 |
#25 |
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| 1995 |
1,284 |
#23 |
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| 1994 |
1,254 |
#27 |
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| 1993 |
1,236 |
#26 |
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| 1992 |
1,031 |
#26 |
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| 1991 |
983 |
#25 |
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| 1990 |
802 |
#25 |
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| 1989 |
807 |
#26 |
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| 1988 |
803 |
#26 |
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| 1987 |
912 |
#25 |
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| 1986 |
957 |
#25 |
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| 1985 |
1,008 |
#24 |
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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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