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

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Definition     Source      Printable version   
Date   Amount    Rank   
2003   8    #59   
2002   38    #59   
2001   70    #56   
2000   91    #63   
1999   76    #63   
1998   69    #55   
1997   102    #58   
1996   77    #70   
1994   74    #72   
1993   166    #56   
1991   119    #51   
1990   165    #46   
1989   169    #44   
1988   248    #38   
1987   300    #39   
1986   407    #37   
1985   439    #42   


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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