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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 |
| 2003 |
465 |
#35 |
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| 2002 |
388 |
#36 |
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| 2001 |
299 |
#41 |
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| 2000 |
266 |
#42 |
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| 1999 |
272 |
#42 |
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| 1998 |
208 |
#47 |
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| 1997 |
210 |
#43 |
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| 1996 |
365 |
#38 |
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| 1995 |
206 |
#47 |
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| 1994 |
151 |
#51 |
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| 1993 |
169 |
#51 |
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| 1992 |
189 |
#41 |
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| 1991 |
148 |
#36 |
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| 1990 |
138 |
#36 |
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| 1989 |
162 |
#34 |
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| 1988 |
153 |
#34 |
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| 1987 |
138 |
#35 |
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| 1986 |
174 |
#33 |
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| 1985 |
132 |
#36 |
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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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