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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 |
185,008 |
#2 |
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| 2003 |
184,758 |
#2 |
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| 2002 |
179,642 |
#2 |
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| 2001 |
174,979 |
#2 |
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| 2000 |
161,786 |
#2 |
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| 1999 |
146,581 |
#2 |
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| 1998 |
132,767 |
#2 |
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| 1997 |
119,214 |
#2 |
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| 1996 |
106,892 |
#2 |
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| 1995 |
123,962 |
#2 |
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| 1994 |
107,233 |
#2 |
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| 1993 |
99,955 |
#2 |
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| 1992 |
92,425 |
#2 |
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| 1991 |
87,955 |
#2 |
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| 1990 |
90,643 |
#2 |
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| 1989 |
82,370 |
#2 |
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| 1988 |
75,192 |
#2 |
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| 1987 |
68,315 |
#2 |
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| 1986 |
65,195 |
#2 |
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| 1985 |
63,673 |
#2 |
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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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