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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 |
22,944 |
#6 |
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| 2003 |
24,969 |
#6 |
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| 2002 |
23,712 |
#6 |
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| 2001 |
24,777 |
#6 |
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| 2000 |
23,377 |
#6 |
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| 1999 |
19,900 |
#6 |
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| 1998 |
16,454 |
#6 |
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| 1997 |
15,106 |
#5 |
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| 1996 |
18,014 |
#6 |
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| 1995 |
17,551 |
#6 |
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| 1994 |
21,250 |
#5 |
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| 1993 |
28,503 |
#4 |
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| 1992 |
39,494 |
#3 |
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| 1991 |
906 |
#27 |
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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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