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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 |
937 |
#22 |
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| 2003 |
881 |
#26 |
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| 2002 |
1,477 |
#23 |
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| 2001 |
1,128 |
#25 |
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| 2000 |
1,003 |
#28 |
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| 1999 |
1,061 |
#27 |
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| 1998 |
1,299 |
#23 |
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| 1997 |
1,708 |
#20 |
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| 1996 |
1,831 |
#21 |
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| 1995 |
1,811 |
#20 |
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| 1994 |
1,633 |
#22 |
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| 1993 |
1,414 |
#24 |
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| 1992 |
1,457 |
#22 |
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| 1991 |
2,015 |
#19 |
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| 1990 |
2,752 |
#12 |
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| 1989 |
5,868 |
#8 |
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| 1988 |
5,615 |
#9 |
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| 1987 |
4,821 |
#10 |
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| 1986 |
4,394 |
#9 |
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| 1985 |
4,201 |
#8 |
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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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