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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. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
| Date |
Amount |
Rank |
| 2001 |
10.709 |
#53 |
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| 2000 |
6.44 |
#60 |
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| 1999 |
5.834 |
#61 |
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| 1998 |
5.449 |
#59 |
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| 1995 |
4.716 |
#62 |
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| 1994 |
4.585 |
#62 |
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| 1993 |
4.87 |
#64 |
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| 1992 |
4.005 |
#53 |
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| 1991 |
4.739 |
#45 |
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| 1990 |
3.346 |
#45 |
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| 1989 |
2.649 |
#47 |
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| 1988 |
3.218 |
#44 |
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| 1987 |
4.105 |
#39 |
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| 1985 |
3.885 |
#42 |
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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. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
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