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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 |
786 |
#24 |
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| 2003 |
792 |
#28 |
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| 2002 |
718 |
#28 |
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| 2001 |
691 |
#31 |
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| 2000 |
1,062 |
#27 |
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| 1999 |
899 |
#30 |
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| 1998 |
861 |
#29 |
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| 1997 |
824 |
#26 |
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| 1994 |
700 |
#34 |
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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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