### Question
Can you define what industrial research means?


### Answer
**Industrial research** is defined as the following in *19 U.S.C. § 1677*:

> planned search or critical investigation aimed at the discovery of new knowledge, with the objective that such knowledge may be useful in developing new products, processes, or services, or in bringing about a significant improvement to existing products, processes, or services

#### Citation:
  - *19 U.S.C. § 1677*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 4-TARIFF ACT OF 1930 > SUBTITLE IV-COUNTERVAILING AND ANTIDUMPING DUTIES > Part IV-General Provisions**

