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Improving Patent Systems through Open Access
On October 20-21, 2011 New York Law School and Queensland University of Technology convened for the Second Annual Prior Art Collaboration Conference hosted by the US Patent and Trademark Office. Th...
Prior Artists Awards
New Office Actions are posted and new Prior Artists have been awarded! Congratulations to our latest recipients whose prior art submissions were referenced by the patent examiner. Ryan O’Quinn *...

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