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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 |
18,816 |
#7 |
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| 2003 |
20,124 |
#7 |
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| 2002 |
20,358 |
#7 |
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| 2001 |
21,094 |
#7 |
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| 2000 |
21,748 |
#7 |
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| 1999 |
21,333 |
#5 |
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| 1998 |
19,530 |
#5 |
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| 1997 |
17,938 |
#4 |
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| 1996 |
18,184 |
#5 |
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| 1995 |
18,630 |
#5 |
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| 1994 |
18,384 |
#6 |
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| 1993 |
18,727 |
#6 |
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| 1992 |
18,848 |
#5 |
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| 1991 |
19,230 |
#4 |
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| 1990 |
19,310 |
#4 |
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| 1989 |
19,732 |
#4 |
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| 1988 |
20,536 |
#4 |
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| 1987 |
19,945 |
#4 |
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| 1986 |
20,040 |
#4 |
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| 1985 |
19,672 |
#4 |
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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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