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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 |
58 |
#56 |
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| 2000 |
46 |
#65 |
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| 1996 |
16 |
#78 |
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| 1995 |
21 |
#72 |
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| 1994 |
31 |
#68 |
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| 1993 |
19 |
#75 |
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| 1992 |
17 |
#63 |
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| 1991 |
22 |
#57 |
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| 1990 |
23 |
#48 |
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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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