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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 |
2,381 |
#15 |
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| 2003 |
2,268 |
#17 |
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| 2002 |
2,313 |
#16 |
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| 2001 |
2,202 |
#16 |
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| 2000 |
2,404 |
#19 |
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| 1999 |
2,285 |
#18 |
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| 1998 |
2,407 |
#16 |
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| 1997 |
2,399 |
#14 |
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| 1996 |
2,411 |
#16 |
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| 1995 |
2,595 |
#15 |
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| 1994 |
2,676 |
#15 |
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| 1993 |
2,659 |
#17 |
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| 1992 |
2,891 |
#14 |
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| 1991 |
3,389 |
#10 |
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| 1990 |
4,106 |
#9 |
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| 1989 |
5,294 |
#9 |
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| 1988 |
6,280 |
#6 |
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| 1987 |
5,682 |
#7 |
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| 1986 |
5,486 |
#7 |
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| 1985 |
5,124 |
#7 |
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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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