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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 |
362,342 |
#1 |
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| 2003 |
358,184 |
#1 |
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| 2002 |
365,204 |
#1 |
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| 2001 |
382,815 |
#1 |
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| 2000 |
384,201 |
#1 |
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| 1999 |
357,531 |
#1 |
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| 1998 |
357,379 |
#1 |
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| 1997 |
349,211 |
#1 |
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| 1996 |
339,045 |
#1 |
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| 1995 |
333,770 |
#1 |
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| 1994 |
319,261 |
#1 |
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| 1993 |
331,774 |
#1 |
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| 1992 |
337,498 |
#1 |
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| 1991 |
335,564 |
#1 |
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| 1990 |
332,952 |
#1 |
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| 1989 |
317,353 |
#1 |
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| 1988 |
308,775 |
#1 |
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| 1987 |
310,908 |
#1 |
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| 1986 |
290,132 |
#1 |
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| 1985 |
274,348 |
#1 |
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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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