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Industry Statistics > Patent applications, nonresidents > South Africa (historical data)

VIEW DATA:   Values  
Definition     Source      Printable version   
Date   Amount    Rank   
1995   5,501    #10   
1994   4,899    #10   
1993   4,460    #10   
1992   4,630    #10   
1991   4,691    #9   
1990   4,848    #9   
1989   4,842    #10   
1988   4,905    #12   
1987   4,844    #9   
1986   5,046    #11   
1985   5,849    #11   


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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