What is a Patent? A patent is an exclusive right granted for an invention â a product or process that provides a new way of doing something, or that offers a new technical solution to a problem. A patent provides patent owners with protection for their inventions. Protection is granted for a limited period, generally 20 years. Why are patents necessary?
In 1980, when the legal drinking age in New Jersey was changed to 19, fatalities were at an all-time high for 18 to 20 year olds, with 88 young people losing their lives in drunk driving crashes on our roadways.n 2007, ten young people were killed in drunk driving crashes on New Jersey roadways. That number has remained constant since 2005. Overall, the State has experienced a 78 percent reduction in DWI fatalities for young people ages 18 to 20 since the drinking age was raised to 21 in the 1980âs.
Did you know that the United Stateâs minimum drinking age of 21 years old is the highest in the world (except for a few states in India)? If you have ever talked to anyone who was born in the 1970s or earlier, they might have told you that they could legally drink under the age of 21. This is true because each state is responsible for setting its own minimum legal drinking age; not the federal government.