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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 |
2,752 |
#14 |
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| 2003 |
3,025 |
#14 |
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| 2002 |
3,360 |
#13 |
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| 2000 |
4,224 |
#13 |
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| 1999 |
4,142 |
#12 |
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| 1998 |
3,972 |
#11 |
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| 1997 |
4,130 |
#10 |
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| 1996 |
4,111 |
#11 |
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| 1995 |
3,941 |
#12 |
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| 1994 |
3,953 |
#13 |
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| 1993 |
3,760 |
#13 |
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| 1992 |
3,291 |
#12 |
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| 1991 |
3,154 |
#11 |
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| 1990 |
3,108 |
#10 |
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| 1989 |
3,147 |
#13 |
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| 1988 |
3,260 |
#12 |
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| 1987 |
3,521 |
#12 |
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| 1986 |
3,685 |
#10 |
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| 1985 |
3,840 |
#11 |
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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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