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

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Definition     Source      Printable version   
Date   Amount    Rank   
1998   12    #66   
1997   12    #71   
1996   19    #83   
1995   4    #91   
1994   12    #85   
1993   4    #90   
1992   12    #79   
1991   8    #74   
1990   3    #74   
1989   11    #75   
1988   14    #62   
1987   5    #68   
1986   21    #65   
1985   5    #80   


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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