Industry Statistics > Patent applications, nonresidents > Barbados (historical data)

Date   Amount    Rank   
1999   68    #66   


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.

SOURCE: World Development Indicators database via NationMaster
   
 

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