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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 |
3,929 |
#12 |
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| 2002 |
3,959 |
#12 |
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| 2001 |
3,963 |
#12 |
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| 2000 |
4,187 |
#14 |
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| 1999 |
4,061 |
#13 |
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| 1998 |
3,809 |
#12 |
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| 1997 |
3,344 |
#11 |
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| 1996 |
2,583 |
#14 |
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| 1995 |
2,431 |
#16 |
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| 1994 |
2,480 |
#16 |
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| 1993 |
3,623 |
#14 |
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| 1992 |
2,807 |
#15 |
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| 1991 |
2,182 |
#15 |
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| 1990 |
2,549 |
#13 |
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| 1989 |
3,031 |
#14 |
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| 1988 |
2,772 |
#14 |
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| 1987 |
2,527 |
#15 |
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| 1986 |
2,161 |
#16 |
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| 1985 |
2,092 |
#17 |
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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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