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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 |
| 2000 |
56 |
#61 |
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| 1997 |
201 |
#44 |
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| 1996 |
182 |
#48 |
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| 1994 |
224 |
#47 |
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| 1993 |
186 |
#49 |
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| 1992 |
202 |
#40 |
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| 1991 |
233 |
#34 |
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| 1990 |
262 |
#31 |
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| 1989 |
183 |
#33 |
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| 1987 |
312 |
#31 |
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| 1986 |
282 |
#31 |
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| 1985 |
227 |
#33 |
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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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