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

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Definition     Source      Printable version   
Date   Amount    Rank   
2004   514    #30   
2003   504    #32   
2002   466    #33   
2000   572    #39   
1999   525    #36   
1998   469    #36   
1997   370    #41   
1996   182    #53   
1995   221    #49   
1994   151    #60   
1993   147    #59   
1992   140    #52   
1991   137    #48   
1989   111    #48   
1988   144    #43   
1987   101    #48   
1986   124    #48   
1985   105    #52   


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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