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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 |
4,086 |
#11 |
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| 2003 |
11,129 |
#9 |
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| 2002 |
8,629 |
#9 |
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| 2001 |
7,208 |
#10 |
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| 2000 |
5,620 |
#11 |
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| 1999 |
5,401 |
#11 |
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| 1998 |
5,319 |
#10 |
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| 1997 |
4,688 |
#9 |
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| 1996 |
3,636 |
#12 |
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| 1995 |
4,804 |
#11 |
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| 1994 |
5,355 |
#12 |
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| 1993 |
8,687 |
#9 |
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| 1992 |
309 |
#36 |
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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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