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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 |
| 2003 |
198.664 |
#15 |
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| 2002 |
184.627 |
#16 |
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| 2001 |
193.819 |
#15 |
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| 2000 |
254.253 |
#13 |
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| 1999 |
335.184 |
#10 |
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| 1998 |
326.578 |
#9 |
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| 1997 |
246.916 |
#12 |
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| 1996 |
213.985 |
#16 |
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| 1995 |
228.314 |
#14 |
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| 1994 |
233.562 |
#14 |
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| 1993 |
250.523 |
#12 |
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| 1992 |
273.277 |
#11 |
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| 1991 |
219.64 |
#14 |
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| 1990 |
225.751 |
#13 |
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| 1989 |
230.633 |
#14 |
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| 1988 |
223.998 |
#14 |
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| 1987 |
188.373 |
#17 |
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| 1986 |
190.509 |
#17 |
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| 1985 |
186.629 |
#16 |
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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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