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

VIEW DATA:   Values  
Definition     Source      Printable version   
Date   Amount    Rank   
1996   122    #66   
1995   125    #53   
1993   136    #60   
1992   161    #50   
1991   128    #50   
1990   159    #47   
1989   138    #46   
1988   144    #44   
1987   200    #42   
1986   206    #45   
1985   205    #50   


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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