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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 |
#38 |
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| 2000 |
154 |
#50 |
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| 1999 |
144 |
#49 |
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| 1998 |
163 |
#49 |
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| 1997 |
125 |
#50 |
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| 1996 |
163 |
#51 |
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| 1991 |
147 |
#37 |
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| 1990 |
147 |
#35 |
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| 1989 |
71 |
#41 |
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| 1985 |
91 |
#38 |
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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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