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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 |
157 |
#39 |
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| 2002 |
627 |
#30 |
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| 2001 |
464 |
#37 |
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| 2000 |
534 |
#35 |
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| 1999 |
536 |
#35 |
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| 1998 |
494 |
#34 |
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| 1996 |
504 |
#34 |
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| 1995 |
408 |
#37 |
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| 1994 |
308 |
#41 |
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| 1993 |
328 |
#43 |
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| 1992 |
301 |
#37 |
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| 1991 |
308 |
#32 |
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| 1990 |
278 |
#30 |
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| 1989 |
186 |
#32 |
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| 1988 |
190 |
#32 |
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| 1987 |
170 |
#34 |
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| 1986 |
142 |
#34 |
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| 1985 |
168 |
#35 |
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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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