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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 |
37 |
#49 |
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| 2003 |
45 |
#54 |
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| 2002 |
30 |
#59 |
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| 2000 |
44 |
#66 |
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| 1999 |
27 |
#67 |
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| 1998 |
27 |
#67 |
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| 1997 |
32 |
#61 |
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| 1996 |
25 |
#75 |
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| 1995 |
35 |
#64 |
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| 1994 |
18 |
#77 |
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| 1993 |
29 |
#68 |
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| 1992 |
39 |
#53 |
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| 1991 |
34 |
#49 |
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| 1989 |
23 |
#52 |
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| 1988 |
28 |
#44 |
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| 1987 |
34 |
#46 |
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| 1986 |
39 |
#42 |
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| 1985 |
63 |
#43 |
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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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