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

VIEW DATA:   Values  
Definition     Source      Printable version   
Date   Amount    Rank   
2004   1,081    #22   
1996   782    #32   
1995   678    #35   
1994   574    #36   
1993   617    #39   
1992   605    #34   
1991   502    #36   
1990   524    #35   


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
 

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