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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 |
35.56 |
#42 |
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| 2002 |
96.956 |
#23 |
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| 2001 |
116.041 |
#23 |
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| 2000 |
196.347 |
#16 |
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| 1999 |
129.63 |
#20 |
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| 1998 |
185.185 |
#17 |
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| 1997 |
206.406 |
#16 |
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| 1996 |
211.768 |
#17 |
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| 1994 |
123.824 |
#21 |
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| 1993 |
183.371 |
#19 |
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| 1991 |
134.332 |
#19 |
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| 1990 |
107.358 |
#23 |
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| 1989 |
153.602 |
#19 |
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| 1988 |
182.159 |
#18 |
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| 1987 |
185.634 |
#18 |
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| 1986 |
216.509 |
#14 |
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| 1985 |
220.588 |
#13 |
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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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