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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 |
48,329 |
#5 |
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| 2003 |
47,328 |
#5 |
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| 2002 |
47,352 |
#4 |
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| 2001 |
49,502 |
#4 |
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| 2000 |
51,414 |
#4 |
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| 1999 |
49,662 |
#4 |
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| 1998 |
46,523 |
#4 |
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| 1997 |
44,438 |
#3 |
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| 1996 |
42,322 |
#4 |
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| 1995 |
38,103 |
#4 |
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| 1994 |
36,715 |
#3 |
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| 1993 |
34,752 |
#3 |
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| 1992 |
33,919 |
#4 |
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| 1991 |
32,256 |
#3 |
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| 1990 |
30,724 |
#3 |
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| 1989 |
31,171 |
#3 |
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| 1988 |
31,912 |
#3 |
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| 1987 |
31,597 |
#3 |
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| 1986 |
32,169 |
#3 |
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| 1985 |
32,202 |
#3 |
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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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