The university is applying patents for the invention.

目前，沈阳工大正在为这项发明申请专利。

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To be responsible for and organize the classification and research on the applications of the invention, and practical and new patents.

负责和组织发明、实用新型专利申请的分类及研究工作。

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So far, we have obtained 10 patents, including 2 for invention, 7 for utility model, 1 for design.

现有专利技术10项，其中发明专利2项、实用新型专利7项、外观专利1项。

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This investment provides efficient access to important inventions and standards-essential patents and reinforces our leadership role in building an active market for invention.

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They often form a sort of defensive bulwark designed to keep new competitors out of an industry because the sheer number of patents provide the tools for litigation over some aspect of any new invention.

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